By Amanda Bronstad | December 29, 2020
Most pandemic lawsuits targeted specific industries, such as nursing homes, cruise ships, universities and insurance firms. For 2021, lawyers expect to see more lawsuits against insurance firms over business interruption claims, and possibly employment class actions focused on the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Angela Morris | December 21, 2020
Courts in California, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and elsewhere have split when asked if Amazon.com counts as a seller under products liability law. Now the question has also landed on the Texas Supreme Court's doorstep.
By Amanda Bronstad | November 24, 2020
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is set to hear oral arguments Dec. 3 on whether to coordinate business interruption cases against Erie Insurance, or lawsuits against travel insurer Generali tied to canceled Vrbo bookings.
By Carolyn Branthoover | September 14, 2020
"Insurance companies are likely prioritizing the advance of their "physical loss of damage" battle in venues where the rules of insurance policy construction and case law are favorable to insurers, and policyholders need to be encouraged that pro-policyholder venues still exist and the loss of a few of these battles does not signify the loss of the war," says K&L Gates' Carolyn Branthoover.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 12, 2020
"To say this litigation would result in a complicated MDL seems an understatement," wrote the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in an order Wednesday rejecting coordination of lawsuits brought by small businesses against more than 100 insurance firms. But the panel opened the door for MDLs against specific insurers.
By Michael A. Mora | July 24, 2020
The hundreds of cases are in multiple federal courts throughout the country, including Florida, New York and Texas.
By Benjamin D. Tievsky | June 12, 2020
Despite the historic difficulties faced by legal cannabis businesses in obtaining insurance—due to, among other factors, the reticence of insurers to underwrite the risk, and the industry's lack of access to credit and other financial institutions—the situation has improved in recent years.
By Ross Todd | June 9, 2020
The decision is a blow to insurers who have relied on the so-called "genuine dispute" doctrine to knock out bad faith claims pretrial.
By Dan Packel | May 26, 2020
The 2008 recession caused claims to skyrocket. Expect the same to follow for the next few years.
By Patricia Harman, Greg Land and Raychel Lean | May 16, 2020
Both sides agree on one thing: Anger is a major factor in insurance-related litigation.
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