Ohio Supreme Ct: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Drug Distributor Against Opioid Lawsuit September 8, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurer has no duty to defend a drug distributor against lawsuits filed by cities and counties that allege it...
N.J. Supreme Ct: New York Exclusion Relieves Insurer of Duty to Defend August 12, 2022 By Jim Sams Clearly, Admiral Insurance Co. did not want to assume any risk in the New York City area. The insurance policy...
Mass. Supreme Rules Attorney Fees are Not Part of Insured Damages July 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that attorney’s fees from a consumer protection lawsuit are not covered as part...
Subrogating Shifting and Falling Cargo Cases July 5, 2022 By By Gary L. Wickert We see more than our fair share of subrogation cases involving work-related injuries caused by shifting and falling cargo. If...
Maricopa County Settles Jail Attack Lawsuit for Nearly $12 Million June 14, 2022 PHOENIX (AP) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has reached an $11.75 million settlement in a lawsuit involving a jail...
12 Injured in Shooting at South Carolina Mall; Three Detained April 18, 2022 By Michelle Liu COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ten people were shot and two others injured in a shooting at a busy shopping mall...
Injured Copperfield Trick Participant Loses Lawsuit Appeal April 18, 2022 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM...
Delaware Supreme: Insurers Have No Duty to Defend Rite Aid Against Opioid Lawsuits January 11, 2022 By Claims Journal staff Chubb Ltd. has no duty to defend Rite Aid Corp. against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties that allege the...
Medicaid Recovery Case Before Supreme Court May Drive Up Settlement Costs December 6, 2021 By Jim Sams A case to be argued before the United States Supreme Court next month could drive up the amount plaintiffs demand...
Justices Say Accident Victims Can Sue Ford in State Courts March 26, 2021 By Mark Sherman WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts...