Insurance

  • February 04, 2025

    Meta Attacks Insurers' Bid To Remand Social Media MDL Row

    Meta asked a Delaware federal court to postpone ruling on its insurers' request to remand a dispute over coverage for thousands of suits alleging harm from the company's social media platforms, saying the action will likely soon be transferred to multidistrict litigation in California alongside the underlying claims.

  • February 04, 2025

    Calif. Insurer Can't Get Tax Refund On In-State Shipments

    A California insurance company can't get a refund of sales taxes paid when it placed orders with three vendors located out of state that the vendors fulfilled with shipments from within the state, the California Office of Tax Appeals ruled.

  • February 03, 2025

    Del. Justices Agree Conduent Fraud Verdict Wasn't Proper

    Delaware's Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a Superior Court judge's ruling setting aside a jury verdict that Delaware-chartered Conduent State Healthcare LLC tried to defraud insurers after paying a $236 million Medicaid settlement in Texas.

  • February 03, 2025

    Co.'s Coverage Suit Over $1.9M Email Spoof Scheme Tossed

    An Alaska federal court on Monday officially dismissed a construction company's lawsuit accusing Travelers of a bad faith refusal to provide directors and officers coverage for a $1.9 million email spoofing scheme, days after the construction company filed a voluntary motion to dismiss with prejudice.

  • February 03, 2025

    Uber 'Not An Insurer,' Cut Loose From Driver Assault Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday tossed a suit seeking to hold Uber liable for a driver's assault of a passenger at a Philadelphia airport, saying the ride-hailing company is "not an insurer" and "is not automatically liable" when a driver commits an assault.

  • February 03, 2025

    QBE Insurance, Walmart Cite Pending Opioid Appeal In Ark.

    Walmart Corp. and a fleet of insurers notified Delaware's Supreme Court Monday that they are awaiting an Arkansas Court of Appeals hearing on challenges to a lower court's finding that Walmart is entitled to excess coverage for state and local government insurance suits arising from the opioid epidemic.

  • February 03, 2025

    NC Justices Urged To Reject Appeal Over Rate Hike Approvals

    North Carolina's insurance commissioner urged the state's highest court to reject a policyholder's appeal challenging a series of insurer rate hike approvals in court, saying an appeals panel correctly found that the policyholder failed to support his claims that intervening in the preceding approval process was impossible.

  • February 03, 2025

    Ex-Geico Sales Rep. Seeks Class Cert. In Overtime Suit

    A former Geico call center worker asked a Georgia federal judge Friday to certify a proposed class of more than 1,000 sales representatives who say the insurance company required them to do unpaid work before and after their shifts, as well as on their lunch breaks.

  • February 03, 2025

    Yacht Building Co. Faces Sanctions For Hiding Hoist Failure

    A Washington federal judge has said yacht builder Delta Marine Industries owed sanctions over its failure to provide access to parts related to a boat hoist that failed during the launch of a yacht in a $3.4 million dispute between Lloyd's syndicates, underwriters and a Seattle boat builder.

  • February 03, 2025

    Food Plant Says AIG, Others Stalling Fire Payout

    A Massachusetts food plant that sustained extensive damage in two fires 10 days apart last year says its insurers, led by AIG, have covered just 1% of its losses and appear to want the company to pay two deductibles totaling nearly $10 million, despite findings that the two fires were connected.

  • January 31, 2025

    HUD Seeks Pause On Insurers' Appeal Over Fair Housing Rule

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development attorneys asked a D.C. Circuit court Friday to pause consideration of an insurance industry trade group's appeal over a HUD rule addressing discrimination claims under the Fair Housing Act, saying the agency's new leadership may reconsider the rule altogether.

  • January 31, 2025

    LA Fire Claims Tracker Reports More Than $4.2B In Payments

    More than $4.2 billion in claims has been paid in connection with the devastating Eaton and Pacific Palisades fires in Los Angeles County that erupted in early January, according to data from a California Department of Insurance tracker.

  • January 31, 2025

    Insurer Says $30M Suit Over Child's Murder Not Covered

    An insurer told a Tennessee federal court Friday that due to an assault and battery exclusion, a property management company had no coverage for an underlying $30 million wrongful death suit brought after a boy was fatally shot at one of the company's facilities.

  • January 31, 2025

    Out-Of-State Broker Must Face Texas Suit Over $25M Scheme

    A Texas appeals court found an insurance broker can't escape a lawsuit alleging it conspired with a Texas law firm to defraud a couple using a $25 million scheme, saying in a Thursday opinion that obtaining a Texas license subjects the company to Texas law.

  • January 31, 2025

    Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case

    A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.

  • January 31, 2025

    Judge Blocks Symetra Life Policyholders' $32.5M Deal

    A Washington federal court rejected a $32.5 million settlement bid brought by a proposed class of Symetra life insurance policyholders who accused the life insurer of using undisclosed nonmortality factors to overcharge monthly rates, noting the proposed settlement notice leaves information on the class counsel's cost reimbursement blank.

  • January 31, 2025

    Judge Grants Fraud Retrial After Witness 'Forgot to Shut Up'

    A Florida federal judge ordered a new trial in an insurance fraud case against the former medical director of a West Palm Beach sober living home, saying his 2022 conviction was tainted when the government's star witness "forgot to shut up" during testimony plagued with lies.

  • January 31, 2025

    Chiropractors Can Testify On Injury Cause, Mich. Panel Says

    Michigan law does not bar chiropractors from testifying about how injuries could be connected to car crashes if the issues fall within the scope of their expertise, a Michigan appellate panel said in reviving a physical therapy clinic's quest to recover no-fault benefits for treatment provided to a crash victim.

  • February 07, 2025

    Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

  • January 31, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen another claim by Woodford investors against Hargreaves Lansdown in the widening £200 million ($248 million) dispute over the fund's collapse, a solicitor barred for his role in a suspected advance fee fraud face action by a Swiss wholesaler, and The Resort Group, which markets investments in luxury hotel resorts, hit with a claim by a group of investors. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • January 31, 2025

    Squire Patton, Willkie Farr Guide $1.3B Allstate Unit Deal

    Squire Patton Boggs LLP-advised Nationwide has agreed to buy Group Health from Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP-led Allstate Corp. for $1.25 billion in cash. 

  • January 30, 2025

    Ex-Doc Wants Insurer's Defense Against Sex Misconduct Suits

    A former Ohio doctor facing civil suits after being indicted for sexual misconduct including rape during medical exams told an Ohio federal court that his insurer can't cancel his coverage and must keep defending him regardless of prior alleged misconduct, because he wasn't required to report it.

  • January 30, 2025

    Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage For Boys Home Abuse

    An insurer told a Washington federal judge Thursday that it should be off the hook for coverage in an underlying case involving sexual abuse claims at home for boys because the alleged harm occurred years before the first policy was issued to the group home operator.

  • January 30, 2025

    Symetra To Pay $2M To End Structured Settlement Suit

    Insurance conglomerate Symetra has agreed to pay more than $2.1 million to settle a proposed class action in Washington federal court accusing two Symetra entities of luring roughly 2,000 recipients of personal injury settlements into selling their future stream of payments for a heavily discounted lump sum.

  • January 30, 2025

    Ga. Businesses 'Over The Moon' With Tort Reform Proposals

    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled a long-awaited tort reform package Thursday that, if passed, would limit businesses' premises liability, limit plaintiffs' attorneys' rhetoric around damages and require increased disclosures for third-party litigation funding, among a slew of other proposals.

Expert Analysis

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • Insurance Considerations For LA Wildfire Recovery

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    Businesses and homeowners affected by the destructive Southern California wildfires must act swiftly and strategically to navigate the complexities of the insurance recovery process, including by identifying all applicable policies, documenting damage thoroughly and keeping abreast of relevant state law, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: Nov. And Dec. Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving takings clause violations, breach of contract with banks, life insurance policies, employment and automobile defects.

  • Artfully Conceding Liability Can Offer Defendants 3 Benefits

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    In the rare case that a company makes the strategic decision to admit liability, it’s important to do so clearly and consistently in order to benefit from the various forms of armor that come from an honest acknowledgment, says Ken Broda-Bahm at Persuasion Strategies.

  • Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

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    Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.

  • LA Wildfires' Effect On Calif. Insurer Of Last Resort

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    Attorneys at Willkie discuss the background of California's insurer of last resort — known as the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan — and examine the process of assessing member insurers and relevant recent property insurance market developments in light of the destruction from the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

  • What Insurers Should Know About AI Use In Litigation

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    As the use of artificial intelligence in litigation evolves, insurers should note standing court orders, instances of judges utilizing AI to determine policy definitions and the application of evidentiary standards to expert evidence that incorporates AI, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • Series

    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • 4 Property Insurance Action Steps For LA Policyholders

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    Property insurance will play a vital role in rebuilding the areas affected by the Los Angeles wildfires, and policyholders should be aware of key aspects of that coverage in order to maximize their insurance recovery, say attorneys at Cohen Ziffer.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

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    Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects

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    President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Calif. Justices' Options In Insurance Exhaustion Case

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    Fox Paine v. Twin City Fire Insurance may serve as the California Supreme Court's opportunity to firmly establish precedent with respect to a strict adherence to excess insurance policies' exhaustion provisions when the language is clear and explicit, says Aiden Spencer at Langsam Stevens.

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