Massachusetts: First State Top Court Gives Industry a Win in Covid-19 Claims Case April 21, 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...
New Jersey Diocese Reaches $87.5M Settlement with Sex Abuse Claimants April 20, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and the committee representing about 300 survivors of clergy sexual abuse have reached...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle Covered Under Homeowner’s Policy, Virginia Court Rules April 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits April 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court on April 4 eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely...
Affidavit of Merit Not Needed in Vicarious Liability Claims, Rules New Jersey High Court April 14, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A plaintiff is not required to present an affidavit of merit when bringing a vicarious liability claim against a licensed...
Amended Class Action Wants NFL’s Giants, Jets to Drop ‘New York’ From Names April 12, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Plaintiffs upset that the National Football League teams Giants and Jets call themselves New York teams when in fact they...
Denial of Restaurants’ Claim Upheld in First Covid-19 Ruling by a New York Appeals Court April 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by...
Baltimore Gains State Court Edge It Sought in Climate Change Suit Against Big Oil April 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Big oil firms totally failed to make a federal case in their defense of a lawsuit seeking to hold them...
Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits April 6, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused...
Massachusetts Firms Owe Treble Damages for Delayed Wages, State’s High Court Says April 5, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Massachusetts law requires that an employer who is late with wage payments to a fired employee must pay three times...