Legal/Regulatory

Las Vegas Restaurants Denied COVID-19 Relief, Court Rules

When a set of Las Vegas restaurants seek insurance coverage for lost income due to COVID, the court must decide it the policy fits.

Legal Roundup: Apple’s Future App Distribution, Opioid Suit at ‘Ground Zero’ and More

Ageism, Sexism and Racism in the Workplace Spawn a Slew of Class Action Lawsuits Against a Development Company

Farmers Insurance Settles for $25 Million with Oklahoma Attorney General Over ‘Faulty’ Earthquake Coverage

Legal Roundup: TikTok Sued Over Children’s Data, Energy Organizations Face ‘Clean’ Fuel Claims and More

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Las Vegas Restaurants Denied COVID-19 Relief, Court Rules

When a set of Las Vegas restaurants seek insurance coverage for lost income due to COVID, the court must decide it the policy fits.

Legal Roundup: Apple’s Future App Distribution, Opioid Suit at ‘Ground Zero’ and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry, including a groundbreaking Apple lawsuit that could alter the distribution of apps. 

Ageism, Sexism and Racism in the Workplace Spawn a Slew of Class Action Lawsuits Against a Development Company

A development company that thinks it’s got it all together falls apart when it paves over its embedded culture of entitlement, gender and racial bias.

Farmers Insurance Settles for $25 Million with Oklahoma Attorney General Over ‘Faulty’ Earthquake Coverage

Farmers Insurance is on the hook for $25 million after the Oklahoma Attorney General alleged the insurer’s earthquake policy violates the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.

Legal Roundup: TikTok Sued Over Children’s Data, Energy Organizations Face ‘Clean’ Fuel Claims and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

COVID, ‘Direct Physical Loss’ and Your Property Policy: Can the Courts Even Figure This Out?

COVID-19 has brought forth an influx of business interruption claims as companies shutdown by the pandemic seek retribution. But the courts must determine if actual physical loss has occurred.

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Legal Roundup: United Airlines Faces Engine Fire Lawsuit, MLB Umpire Awarded Settlement in Defamation Case and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry, including a United Airlines lawsuit following an engine fire during a flight. 

Legal Roundup: Google-Oracle Suit Sets Software Precedent, Baseball Taco-Eating Contest Goes Awry and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

Court Says Real Estate Developer’s Separate Soil Grading Suits Will Fall Under One Policy

A real estate developer faces two lawsuits for soil grading issues. When it looks to its geotechnical engineer’s insurer for help, the court has to step in.

Real Estate Business Denied COVID-19 Coverage After Court Determines No Physical Loss Occurred

COVID-19 businesss interruption coverage is denied for this real estate owner after no physical damage is detected.

Legal Roundup: First Lawsuit Following Suez Blockage, Supreme Court’s Ruling on Facebook Texting Users and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

Commercial Real Estate Liabilities Are Amplifying. How COVID’s Playing a Key Role

COVID-19 has brought about a range of unique claims filed against real estate asset managers by the three plaintiff types.

Stolen DNA, a Hate-Mail Campaign, and a Tennis Court Manager: How the Court Must Decide an Insurer’s Alleged Role in Scandal

Howard Peerenboom allegedly stole the DNA of Marvel chairman Ike Perlmutter and his wife Laura. Now the court must intervene.

Legal Roundup: USC Settles for $852 Million, Parler CEO Sues the Company’s Board and More

The latest court reports and filings impacting the insurance and risk management landscape.

Legal Roundup: Philly Eagles Sue for Communicable Disease Coverage, MLB Faces Injury Allegation and More

The latest court reports and filings impacting the insurance and risk management landscape.

Legal Roundup: Another Poultry Price Fixing Lawsuit, City of St. Louis Sues Former Football Team and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

The Risks Lurking in the Gap Between Workers’ Comp and Virus Liability Shield Laws

Businesses are asking for increased protection from COVID-19 liability. Governments are responding with virus liability shield laws.

When the Court Finds a Trucking Company Never Updated Its Insurance Contract, the Company Loses Coverage for Workers’ Comp Claims

When one trucking company failed to alert its insurance to changes regarding which states it operated in, the trucking company loses workers’ comp coverage for several injured workers.

Legal Roundup: Vaccine Mandate Faces Lawsuit, Exxon to Pay Millions in Pollution Case and More

The latest court filings and cases that will have an impact on the risk management and insurance industry.

Another COVID-19 BI Claim Gains Traction in Court: This Time It’s a Health Care Provider in Minnesota

The court has yet to decide if Essentia Health’s BI claim has any merit, but the suit is gaining traction.

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