Ore. Supreme Ct. Voids State Farm ‘Anti-Stacking’ Uninsured Motorist Policy Limit September 20, 2021 By Jim Sams A provision in State Farm auto policies that limits payouts for uninsured motorist claims to the maximum amount allowed by...
Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety June 24, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Citing a concern over “opening the floodgates” to litigation, a federal judge has dismissed a flight attendant’s negligence lawsuit against...
Pork Processor Seeks To Delay Court Decision Limiting Slaughter Speeds May 4, 2021 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO — U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would...
Ohio Supreme and 8th Circuit Mull Whether COVID Can Cause Direct Physical Loss April 16, 2021 By Jim Sams Two appellate courts took steps this week toward answering a key question that may seal the fate of some 1,500...
Judge Narrows Zoom Lawsuit Over User Privacy, ‘Zoombombing’ March 12, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge dismissed large parts of a lawsuit accusing Zoom Video Communications Inc of violating users’ privacy rights by...
Insurers Chalking More Early Wins in COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suits October 1, 2020 By Jim Sams Insurers have succeeded in dismissing COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuits in 17 out of 23 cases heard so far, with a growing...
Insurer Defeats California Restaurant’s Coronavirus Business Loss Claim August 31, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles restaurant seeking business interruption losses from...
Exotic Dancer Involved in 2010 Crash Gets $8.6M From Insurer August 27, 2020 WORCESTER, Mass. — A former exotic dancer seriously injured in a 2010 car crash with an off-duty Massachusetts police officer...
Russian Man Offered Worker $1M to Sow Malware in Nevada August 27, 2020 By Ken Ritter LAS VEGAS — A Russian citizen has been arrested and charged with offering an employee of a Nevada company $1...
Ralph Lauren Sues to Recoup COVID-19 Closure Losses August 12, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Fashion firm Ralph Lauren Corp. is suing its insurer to recoup what it says has been a huge drop of...