Mass. Finds Virus Caused No Physical Loss, the 1st State High Court to Rule April 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer...
Fla. Appeals Court Finds Insurer Not Prejudiced by 5-Month Wait on Claim Info November 8, 2021 By William Rabb A week after a federal court found that waiting two years to file a property claim is too long, a...
Ex-House Speaker Settles Child Sexual Abuse Payments Suit September 17, 2021 By Michael Tarm YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse...
‘Mission: Impossible’ Producer Sues Insurance Company Over COVID Shutdowns August 31, 2021 LOS ANGELES — Production on the new “Mission: Impossible” movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic,...
Viewpoint — Another COVID-19 Worry: What is My Deadline to File Suit? January 5, 2021 By Adrian Azer and Michael Scanlon When the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent in March 2020, an avalanche of articles appeared in which many...
6th Circuit Affirms Class Action Suit to Collect Underpayments by State Farm July 1, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against State Farm Fire and Casualty...
Whisper Users Sue Over Exposure of Almost 900 Million Records May 6, 2020 By Robert Burnson The maker of an app that allows people to anonymously post everything from family secrets to stories of infidelity was...
Owner’s Latest Claim for Damaged Yacht Hits Shoal in Federal Appellate Court December 20, 2019 By Jim Sams James Shackleford paid $120,000 for a 65-foot sailboat in 2009, hoping to fix up the vessel and one day sail...
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Bad Faith in Appraisal Process July 2, 2019 By Jim Sams An insurer’s payment of the appraisal value after disputing a claim does not establish that it was liable, nor does...
Hotel Owner Sues Insurance Company After Vegas Mass Shooting June 25, 2019 LAS VEGAS — More than 4,000 people are seeking damages from MGM Resorts International related to the Las Vegas Strip...