Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage exclusions and, in some cases, declining to write liability policies at all …

Litigation 105

Litigation Insurance 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 16, 2024

Two recent reports reflect trends in Florida’s property insurance market, including the continued growth of surplus lines’ business and an uptick last year in litigation costs for carriers. The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office reported this week that the admitted …

Litigation 116

Litigation Insurance 116

Insurance Journal

JULY 29, 2024

Three months after Tyco Fire Products agreed to pay $750 million to communities with groundwater affected by so-called “forever chemicals” found in fire-stopping foam, Tyco has reached a tentative settlement with one of its insurance companies. “…We write jointly on …

Insurance 105

Insurance Litigation 105

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The litigation-financing industry could see new demand from an increase in health care lawsuits, according to Christopher Bogart, chief executive officer of litigation funder Burford Capital Ltd. “There is such enormous economic pressure in the health care industry that it …

Litigation 116

Litigation Healthcare 116

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2024

By Allen Laman As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage exclusions and, in some cases, declining to write liability …

Litigation 93

Litigation Insurance 93

Law Sites

AUGUST 12, 2024

UniCourt, a company that provides access to litigation data and analytics, today launched into beta a first-of-its-kind product that combines LLMs and APIs to allow its customers – which include law firms, insurers, legal tech companies, and others – to extract any data points they need from UniCourt’s collection of over 1 billion dockets and […] (..)

Litigation 208

Litigation Insurance 208

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2024

There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the topic at the …

Litigation 115

Litigation Insurance 115

Insurance Journal

MARCH 24, 2025

Brian Kemp’s measure to limit lawsuits in Georgia received House approval Thursday, poising the state’s litigation landscape for a controversial overhaul after a lengthy lobbying campaign. ATLANTA (AP) Republican Gov. Supporters of the bill say it will stop “frivolous” …

Litigation 119

Litigation 119

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By this time next year, plaintiffs lawyers, who have frequently been held up as thorns in the side of the Florida property insurance industry for their sometimes-aggressive pursuit of policyholder claims litigation, could have a stamp of credibility to brandish …

Insurance 105

Insurance Litigation 105

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2024

In May of 2022, as Florida lawmakers debated solutions to the Florida property insurance crisis, a number of Democrats in the state Senate argued that it wasn’t litigation and roof claims that had led to so many insurer insolvencies: It …

Insurance 105

Insurance Litigation 105

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Reforms in 2024 to Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act may have slowed the frequency and severity of litigation, but there remain significant consequences for violation of the law. Insurance Journal was able to ask expert Jason M. Rosenthal of Chicago-based …

Litigation 81

Litigation Insurance 81

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Analytics from Lex Machina 2024 Trade Secret Litigation Report reveals a rise in trade secret cases filed in federal district court in 2023, along with the continued steady trend of trade secret cases that involved Defend Trade Secret Act (DTSA) …

Litigation 104

Litigation 104

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The United Nations’ top court [this] week begins hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change and the consequences for states of contributing to global warming, the outcome of which could influence litigation worldwide. While the advisory …

Litigation 98

Litigation 98

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Litigation under the False Claims Act generated more than $2.9 billion in settlement and judgments the last fiscal year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to data released Jan. 15, the Justice Department’s Civil Division said the government …

Litigation 96

Litigation 96

Attorney at Work

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

divorce or litigation). Insurance brokers for employee benefits attorneys. .” So often, lawyers struggle to find targets for business. Challenges can include: Everyone is a potential target (e.g., estate planning or general corporate work). You can’t predict the need (e.g., It’s hard to find them (e.g.,

Litigation 330

Litigation Insurance 330

Law Sites

MARCH 27, 2024

As I reported yesterday, the plaintiff in the New York case, Silvia Diaz-Roa , filed the lawsuit against Hermes Law , a Texas law firm, and ClaimDeck , a litigation management system for insurers and insurance-defense firms that spun out of Hermes Law.

Education 328

Education Insurance Litigation 328

Law Sites

APRIL 11, 2024

Yet even though the company is no longer operating, it continues to fight the lawsuit, with its defense and counterclaims funded by insurance coverage. When the litigation analytics company Gavelytics shut down in 2022, it was a shock to almost everybody but the founder. In December 2020, it announced that it was shutting down.

Legal Research 331

Legal Research Counterclaim Legal Services Litigation 331

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2024

By Chad Hemenway There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the …

Litigation 97

Litigation 97

Insurance Journal

MARCH 10, 2025

lawmakers it could stop selling Roundup weedkiller unless they can strengthen legal protection against product liability litigation, according to a financial analyst and a person close to the matter. Bayer has told U.S. Bayer has paid about $10 billion to …

Litigation 98

Litigation 98

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Fortress Investment Group is seeking to raise about $1 billion for its latest fund in litigation finance, a sector in which it’s becoming a powerhouse, according to people familiar with the matter. The new fund, dubbed Fortress Legal Assets Fund …

Litigation 86

Litigation 86

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It looks like the market for directors and officers insurance is shifting, according to Woodruff Sawyer, with the number of renewals seeing flat or price increases for the first time in 18 months. Though 83% of its clients continued to …

Litigation 105

Litigation Insurance 105

Attorney at Work

JULY 27, 2022

After beginning his litigation career as an assistant state’s attorney and as an insurance defense attorney, in 2019 John Tolley decided to form his own firm, JT Law. JT Law is now a three-partner firm that handles insurance, civil litigation and immigration cases in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

Cross-Examination 256

Cross-Examination Jury Selection Litigation Insurance 256

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

And he may be the best friend the Florida property insurance industry has. He’s been called “eccentric,” a “do-gooder,” a “troublemaker” and a whistleblower. A mechanical engineer based in Edgewater, George Miles has filed formal complaints with the Florida Board …

Insurance 122

Insurance Witnesses Litigation 122

Insurance Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

The Florida House subcommittee on insurance advanced two hotly debated bills Thursday, one supported by insurance agents but another that was opposed by agents and carriers alike. And another subcommittee voted to repeal the auto insurance personal injury protection law …

Insurance 98

Insurance Litigation 98

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed claims against the owner and operator of the …

Litigation 81

Litigation Construction Insurance 81

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 20, 2024

Litigation that seeks to win Medicare reimbursements from insurance companies has become a huge business over the last decade, making one Miami lawyer a billionaire and causing expensive, ongoing legal headaches for property-casualty insurers. But the federal law that allows …

Litigation 110

Litigation Insurance 110

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 28, 2024

Georgia lawmakers this year put an end to direct-action lawsuits against trucking companies’ insurers, but that did not come soon enough to bar litigation brought by people involved in accidents with ride-sharing services. The Georgia Court of Appeals this week …

Litigation 122

Litigation Insurance 122

Insurance Journal

JULY 25, 2024

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. cannot escape the long tail of asbestos, and must cover part of the litigation losses for an asbestos installation company that went out of business more than 30 years ago, the South Carolina Supreme …

Litigation 111

Litigation Insurance 111

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2024

If a property insurer is going to object to an appraisal panel member’s fee arrangement, it must do so early in the process – not after the panel provides an unfavorable, multimillion-dollar appraisal award. That was the word this week …

Objections 119

Objections Insurance Litigation 119

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the dots between exposure and illness, a ruling that could have an impact on insurance claims and toxic tort litigation. In …

Witnesses 115

Witnesses Litigation Insurance 115

Insurance Journal

MARCH 5, 2025

HB 837 took direct aim at an epidemic of litigation, the factor most responsible for steep increases in homeowners’ insurance rates and … March 24 will mark two years since Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed tort reform measures into law.

Litigation 122

Litigation Insurance 122

Civil Litigation Brief

AUGUST 9, 2024

A report in Litigation Futures in August 2016 illustrates the need for “self protection” by lawyers in. The headline says it all “Insurance Fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for 18 months”. “IT IT WAS ALL MY.

Litigation 59

Litigation Witnesses Insurance Evidence 59

Insurance Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

About a year into the litigation between American International Group and startup Dellwood Insurance Group, a federal judge will allow much of AIG’s lawsuit to proceed against its newest potential competitor in the excess and surplus market. Judge Evelyn Padin …

Litigation 99

Litigation Insurance 99

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has unveiled the terms of the settlement reached last month with Walgreens to resolve the city’s claims against the company for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic in Baltimore. The city also said it …

Litigation 115

Litigation 115

Insurance Journal

MARCH 31, 2025

A second part of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval Thursday from the state House of Representatives. The full tort reform package should be ready for the governor’s signature in coming weeks. The …

Litigation 95

Litigation 95

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits: They’ll halt rising insurance costs. Changes could reduce liability insurance costs for businesses and commercial property owners. Georgia Gov. The reality, though, is more complicated. The evidence is mixed …

Insurance 100

Insurance Evidence Litigation 100

E-Discovery LLC

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

They alleged that, although they purchased supplemental insurance pursuant to defendants promise to procure third-party coverage, defendants retained the fees and, instead, indemnified renters directly. Instead, they litigated the case fully, seeking dismissal based on substantive legal arguments.

Arbitration 130

Arbitration Discovery Litigation Depositions 130