Capital deployed to new commercial litigation funding deals rose sharply in 2025, though ongoing fundraising challenges kept the market tight, according to Westfleet Advisors.

NCCI regulatory analysis identified emerging issues driving state and federal legislative activity in 2026.

Government-led lawsuits and evolving regulatory pressure create new liability exposure for food manufacturers: Swiss Re.

New York’s brief expansion of workers’ comp mental health coverage offers a cautionary tale — and a roadmap for proactive employers.

The number of recalls in 2025 marks second-highest annual total in seven years, as regulatory turbulence reshapes industry risk: Sedgwick.

Ruling upholds workers’ compensation exclusive remedy, despite allegations of intentional infliction of emotional distress and fraudulent concealment.

Court rules insurers failed to prove settlement represented effective increase in deal consideration, reinforcing high burden on carriers to invoke exclusions in D&O policies.

Record dollar losses at stake signal bigger settlements ahead despite decline in class action lawsuits, according to report from Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School.

Reclassifying marijuana could reshape how insurers approach cannabis-related businesses, AM Best says.

N.J. high court affirms rebuttable presumption that educators who contracted coronavirus during pandemic did so at work, shifting burden of proof to employers and insurers.

Ruling allows privately employed workers injured by negligent public employees to pursue damages beyond workers’ compensation.

United Educators’ 2026 report show fewer damage awards of $2.5 million or more against educational institutions, but overall costs of awards and settlements surged.

Appeals court holds accounting fraud and misleading statements were part of single scheme, denying company access to additional policy limits.

The mental health crisis that gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t subsided, and its effects are being felt in the workplace across a multitude of industries.

Ruling underscores that employers must present specific, well-founded evidence from qualified experts to rebut presumption of compensability.

Ruling establishes that work accidents triggering symptoms in previously asymptomatic conditions are compensable.

Litigation funding, evolving legal systems and shifting public attitudes are driving liability claims to record levels, according to Swiss Re Institute.

Ruling places sole liability on sheriff’s department for deputy injured while directing traffic for highway contractor.

As third-party litigation funding reshapes the American court system, consumers and businesses alike face mounting financial consequences, but reform efforts offer hope for change.

ATRA names eight ‘Judicial ‘Hellholes’ where it contends fraud, junk science and billion-dollar verdicts undermine justice.