Technology is greatly amplifying the capabilities of criminals to deceive employees and produce outsized, illegitimate gains.

Connecticut Supreme Court empowers judges to extend temporary disability benefits beyond maximum medical improvement.

Court rules that Amazon Flex drivers are employees, not contractors for unemployment tax purposes.

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire recently overturned a decision that denied a widow’s request to be added as a dependent for death benefits after her husband’s work-related death.

A federal appeals court ruled that Home Depot cannot use its commercial general liability insurance to cover $70 million in losses from a massive data breach.

11th Circuit rules non-signatories to arbitration agreements cannot be compelled to arbitrate COBRA claims.

Insurers and their clients are under pressure to prevent verdicts in the tens of millions of dollars. Having the proper defense and prevention tools can help.

Securities class actions rise in 2024, with AI and COVID-19 cases leading growth while SPAC filings plummet, shows a report by Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School.

RIMS outlines five key legislative priorities for 2025, including litigation funding transparency, data privacy and flood insurance reform.

After WSIA, carriers and brokers are feeling optimistic about E&S’ future.

Virginia ruling on bus driver’s injury claim redefines workplace accident standards, impacting future workers’ compensation cases.

North Carolina appeals court ruling challenges police immunity, setting potential precedent for high-speed pursuit liability.

Class action settlements hit $42 billion in 2024, exceeded only by 2023 and 2022 totals, according to analysis by Duane Morris.

Pennsylvania courts top ATRA’s list of unfair legal venues, as nuclear verdicts and lawsuit abuse plague multiple jurisdictions.

Insurers want to protect their customers. But the cost of that is increasing.

Product recalls surge across key industries in 2024, with over 580 million units affected through September alone, Sedgwick’s quarterly analysis reveals.

A New York ruling highlights the heavy burden on employers to prove intoxication was the sole cause of a workplace accident to deny workers’ comp coverage.

The Hawaii Supreme Court’s ruling limiting insurance coverage in a climate-change lawsuit could have far-reaching implications for the fossil fuel industry.

New Jersey court rules company lacked authority to release a former subsidiary’s rights to pollution coverage without consent.

Litigation costs drove a 57% increase in US liability claims over the past decade, reaching an annual peak of 7% in 2023, Swiss Re reports.