New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases are: Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. The …
Gov. Haley Barbour on Friday rejected a proposal to put a $20 million subsidy into a wind pool insurance fund. To do so, Barbour vetoed part of the state Department of Insurance budget. He said the $20 million is part …
The blame game for the recent British Petroleum (BP) oil rig accident and subsequent oil spill is just getting started, as are the insurance implications of this disastrous event, according to underwriters and other observers. “It’s going to take several …
After significant catastrophe losses in first quarter 2010, U.S. property/casualty insurers and global reinsurers are hoping their balance sheets don’t face further financial risks, even as conditions appear ripe for the upcoming hurricane season to be potentially as active as …
Ash spewing from an Iceland volcano halted air travel and countless business meetings and deals across Europe. In Times Square, hotels and businesses were shut down after a bomb was discovered in an abandoned car along Broadway. All around the …
New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases are: Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency. The …
Companies linked to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill are facing a flood of lawsuits, as legal actions from the disaster spread faster than the crude gushing from BP Plc’s blown-out undersea well. Nearly 100 lawsuits have already been …
The blame game for the recent British Petroleum (BP) oil rig accident and subsequent oil spill is just getting started as are the insurance implications of this disastrous event, according to underwriters and other observers. “It’s going to take several …
Attorneys for Ronnie Lymas go to the Mississippi Supreme Court on June 8 hoping to resurrect a $4.1 million jury verdict vehemently opposed by dozens of trade associations and Republican Gov. Haley Barbour. Critics say Lymas is not legally entitled …
For the fourth time in the last year, a Hinds County, Mississippi circuit judge has ruled against the city of Jackson in cases involving a police chase. The latest ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by a former Richland police …
