Legal/Regulatory

7 Million Special Education Students, a Pandemic and Whether Individualized Education Program Compliance Passed or Failed

The topic of litigation exposure that educational institutions may face over their handling of IEPs as the pandemic pushed so many into remote learning is building.

Legal Roundup: Dog Shampoo Claims Questioned, Lawsuits Target Owners of Gulf Vessel Disasters and More

Gas Station’s Leak Not Covered Under Property Policy, Court Decides

Three More COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims See Their Day in Court 

Legal Roundup: COVID Business Interruption Settlements, Amazon’s D.C. Price Fixing Suit and More

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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.

COVID in the Courts: Move Over Business Interruption, a Wave of Liability Claims Is Rolling In

Though plaintiffs will have a tough time blaming businesses for exposure to the virus, carriers are nonetheless prepping defense strategies and emphasizing risk mitigation to clients.

Legal Roundup: TikTok and Facebook Settle Illinois Privacy Law Complaints, Harvard Race Suit Presses On and More

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

McKinsey & Company Settles for $600 Million for Its Role in the Opioid Crisis 

When Purdue Pharma was first sussed out as a leading cause of the opioid epidemic in the U.S., it wouldn’t be long until the pharmaceutical company’s partners were feeling the heat. 

Legal Roundup: Chocolate Companies Accused of Child Slavery, Unfinished Canadian Arena at the Center of Legal Dispute and More

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

Legal Roundup: Target Loses Data Breach Case, Amazon Sues Over COVID Protocols and More

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

Court Rules: Homeowners Association at Risk of Losing Insurance Due to Misrepresented Information 

When a homeowners association faces a lawsuit, it turns to its insurers for coverage. However, upon review, the insurer finds the HOA to have misrepresented itself in its contract and moves to rescind coverage.

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