Latest Liability Headlines
All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Finds Medical Malpractice Suit Partially Time-Barred, Trims Jury Award by $1.2M
Mar 10 2023 // A Pennsylvania Superior Court three-judge panel has slashed $1.2 million from a $2.7 million jury award in a medical malpractice case alleging two cancer misdiagnoses, finding that one of the claims was not brought until...
Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules
Mar 8 2023 // A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a Covid-19 business loss claim by the owner of five Broadway theaters because the entertainment insurance policy language is ambiguous as to whether the theater...
Kentucky Bill Would Boost Disclosure of Teachers’ Misconduct
Mar 6 2023 // A Kentucky House committee advanced a bill Tuesday to bolster disclosure requirements meant to reveal past misconduct allegations when teachers seek jobs in other school districts. Republican Rep. James Tipton said his...
10 Things to Know About Auto Insurance
Mar 6 2023 // The national combined average premium increased by 10.31%, and average liability premiums increased by 10.36% over the 2016-2020 period. The national combined average premium per insured vehicle was $1,176, a 2.4% decrease...
Declarations
Mar 6 2023 // Utility and Wildfire “Our thoughts remain with the people affected by the Fairview fire. We are reviewing this action and will respond to it through the proper legal channels.” — Southern California...
People Moves: Ashley Promoted to Division President of Chubb Tempest Re Int’l; Argenta Taps TMK’s Groves as Head of Cyber; Mosaic Hires Chief People Officer
Mar 2 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Tempest Re, Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd., and Mosaic Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Ashley Promoted to Division President...
Texas Utility Regulators Propose Changes to Electricity Market
Mar 1 2023 // The winter storm that hit Texas in February 2021 strained the state’s electricity grid so much that power had to be cut to millions of homes and businesses to prevent the grid’s complete failure. At least 200...
Kentucky Senate Votes to Provide Teachers with Liability Insurance for Lawsuits
Feb 27 2023 // The Kentucky Senate voted Friday to provide teachers with liability insurance coverage as a cushion against financial losses when forced to defend themselves against work-related lawsuits. The bill would require Kentucky...
States Look to Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry
Feb 24 2023 // Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter...
Colorado Among States Looking To Remove Legal Protections for Gun Industry
Feb 24 2023 // Mass shootings in America invariably raise questions of fault. The police’s delayed response outside an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A district attorney’s failure to prosecute the alleged Club Q shooter...
Florida’s Notice-of-Intent Trips Up Medicare Recovery Firm in Suits Versus Insurers
Feb 24 2023 // A law firm that has made a multibillion-dollar business out of suing auto and liability insurers for Medicare reimbursement payments may have met its match in Florida’s notice-of-intent-to-sue requirements. A panel...
Livestock Operations Grow as Demand Rises; Nationwide’s Cumings Sees Direct-to-Consumer Models Adding Additional Liability Risk
Feb 20 2023 // Specialization is critical in the cattle business and increased consumer demand for protein is driving new trends, including niche farms that offer direct-to-consumer strategies. In today’s evolving and growing...
How Social Inflation Is Impacting the Architects, Engineers Market
Feb 20 2023 // Social inflation has been a hot topic across the insurance industry over the last few years as claims frequency and severity continue to increase across nearly every line of business. While some lines, such as commercial...
Excess Insurer Pays Before Municipal Pool in Boy’s Beach Death, New Jersey High Court Rules
Feb 17 2023 // AmeriTrust subsidiary Star Insurance Co. must pay the $9 million balance of a $10 million settlement in the death of a 12-year old boy who died after a trench he dug on a Long Branch, New Jersey beach collapsed on...
Insurer Can’t Object to Asbestos Makers’ Bankruptcy, Despite Fraud Concerns
Feb 17 2023 // A liability insurer has no standing to object to its insured’s bankruptcy plan, even if the carrier feels that the plan unfairly exposes it to potentially fraudulent claims, a federal appeals court decided this week...
People Moves: Lewis Brisbois Expands Midwest Products Liability Capabilities; Alera Group Promotes Floyd to SVP
Feb 16 2023 // Lewis Brisbois Expands Products Liability Capabilities in Midwest with Experienced Litigation Team in St. Louis Lewis Brisbois is pleased to welcome Rick Mueller and Heather F. Counts to its St. Louis, Missouri office as...
New Jersey Supreme Court Remands Workers’ Compensation Fraud Case for Allocation of Fault
Feb 16 2023 // There will be a jury retrial on allocation of liability in a New Jersey workers’ compensation premium fraud case won by Liberty Insurance Corp. against a construction firm. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled...
Markets/Coverages: Beazley Launches Private Equity Liability Product for Portfolio Firms
Feb 16 2023 // Specialist insurer Beazley has launched a new private equity liability insurance product, designed to focus on the inherent directors and officers (D&O) risks within the long-term lifecycle of portfolios held by...
Fla. Tort Bill Brings it: Limits Damages, Ends Fee Multipliers, Discloses LOPs – and More
Feb 16 2023 // Outside of insurance attorneys, plaintiffs’ lawyers and some doctors, few people in Florida may be familiar with what are known as letters of protection. But critics say the instruments, in which doctors agree to...
Nebraska Supreme: Rental Car Customer Doesn’t Owe Avis for ‘Voluntary’ Payment
Feb 15 2023 // No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle. But a claims handler for the company paid three people...
