Global Webpage Flaw Unlikely To Spur Big Insurance Losses
The discovery of vulnerabilities in most websites sent companies scrambling. It's a disruption policyholders will likely shoulder without help from cyber insurers.
YouTuber Sues Broker Over Logan Paul Defamation Coverage
A YouTube investigator who called influencer and professional wrestler Logan Paul's cryptocurrency project a scam sued insurance brokers, alleging they failed to procure an insurance policy that would have pro... (more story)
Milliman Reaches $15.5M Deal In Life Insurance FCRA Suit
Risk management firm Milliman Inc. is set to pay $15.5 million to resolve a consumer class action accusing the company of peddling flawed information to life insurance companies, according to a proposed settle... (more story)
Driving Boat To Oilfield Isn't Maritime Work, 5th Circ. Says
Using a boat to transport workers to oil platforms off the Louisiana coast does not make a labor supplier and oil producer's services agreement a maritime contract with an enforceable indemnity provision, a Fi... (more story)
Insurance Litigation Week In Review
A landlord gets a redo in a $2.7 million water damage dispute, Travelers escapes a suit brought by cryptocurrency mining companies, and a Michigan appeals panel weighed in on no-fault medical coverage. Law360 ... (more story)
5 Ways Trial Attys Can Build Mental Health Counseling Skills
Studies demonstrate that many attorneys are not equipped to respond adequately to trauma exposure, but trial lawyers can build several key skills drawn from mental health counseling into their interactions wit... (more story)
OB-GYN Not Covered In Abortion Mishap Suit, Insurer Says
An insurer said it owes no coverage to a Washington state OB-GYN accused of advising a patient to terminate a normal pregnancy based on a misdiagnosis, telling a federal court that the patient's request for me... (more story)
How Rule 45 Update May Change Remote Trial Subpoenas
The Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure's recently recommended update to Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure would expand trial courts’ subpoena power for remote testimony, but it would no... (more story)
Liberty Mutual Escapes Spyware Class Claims
A website wiretapping lawsuit against Liberty Mutual Insurance was thrown out for lack of standing Tuesday, after a Pennsylvania federal judge found the proposed lead plaintiff hadn't claimed any sensitive, pe... (more story)
When Indemnity, Purchase Price Adjustment Claims Overlap
The Delaware Court of Chancery's recent decision in WSP v. Versar highlights that courts are willing to enable a buyer to select either indemnity or purchase price adjustment mechanisms, even if the parties di... (more story)