Expert Analysis

6th Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On Labor Cost Depreciation

The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Schoening Investment v. Cincinnati Casualty throws into relief the fine lin... (more story)

Texas Ruling Makes Avoiding Appraisal Nearly Impossible

By deciding that a coverage dispute doesn't nullify an appraisal clause, the Texas Supreme Court, in its recent Ac... (more story)

5 Risks For US Cos. From New EU Product Liability Directive

When the European Union's revised Product Liability Directive takes effect this year, it will fundamentally reshap... (more story)

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Golf Club Ends Hurricane Coverage Fight With Allianz Unit

A multimillion-dollar insurance coverage brawl between an Allianz unit and a private golf club in which the club said it was unfairly denied coverage for damages caused by Hurricane Helene has settled ahead of... (more story)

Insurer Fights Coverage Bid For Postfire Rental Income Loss

An insurer and a Minnesota apartment complex owner each urged a federal judge to decide a business interruption coverage dispute in their favor over lost rental income from vacated units in the wake of a fire ... (more story)

Travelers Can't Halt Water Damage Fight, Senior Home Says

The owner of a senior living community in Kansas urged a Colorado federal court to keep its coverage suit over $7 million in water damage moving along while contemplating a Travelers unit's request to toss Col... (more story)

Chinese Bank Hit With Suit Claiming Reinsurance Fraud

A company and its insurer have accused China Construction Bank Corp. of issuing fraudulent letters of credit valued at nearly $10 million, claiming in Illinois federal court that the country's largest bank has... (more story)

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Googl... (more story)

Attys Hijacked 1,000 Storm Cases In 'Shakedown,' Suit Says

Two Louisiana law firms and a group of politically connected attorneys engaged in a "shakedown" to steal about 1,000 cases filed by hurricane survivors who had hired and built cases with a different firm, alle... (more story)

6th Circ. Says Insurer Owes Coverage For Ohio Building Fire

A Liberty Mutual unit wrongfully denied an Ohio property owner's claim for coverage for a building that burned down during renovation, the Sixth Circuit ruled, finding the policy's requirement to erect a fence... (more story)

Marsh Logistics Leader Talks Supreme Court's Freight Ruling

Janelle Griffith, global logistics practice leader at Marsh Risk, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on freight brokers' liability, litigation costs and premiums for smaller brokers.

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

A Munich Re insurer can't refile a boat fire coverage case after previous dismissals. Albertsons isn't entitled to coverage for more than 100 opioid suits. And a Hanover unit isn't responsible for an owner's g... (more story)

Error In Policy Doesn't Double Coverage, Insurer Says

An insurer told a Florida federal court Wednesday that a clerical error in a property policy should not allow a waste management company to collect more than twice the coverage it bargained for after a March 2025 fire. 

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Ex-Federal Prosecutor Picked As NJ Insurance Fraud Chief

A former federal prosecutor who led the healthcare and government fraud units of the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office will now helm the state attorney general's insurance fraud investigations.

Insurers Will Pay Bulk Of $10M Wrongful Conviction Deal

A North Carolina man who claimed through a guardian that he was coerced as a teen into falsely confessing to the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl has agreed to a $10 million deal with the state and count... (more story)

Tanger Says NC Justices Can't Review COVID Coverage Fight

Tanger Outlets urged the North Carolina Supreme Court to toss its insurers' appeal of a decision allowing the retail outlet chain's suit seeking more than $50 million in pandemic-related coverage to proceed, s... (more story)

11th Circ. Can't Hear Sex Trafficking Coverage Dispute

The Eleventh Circuit said it does not have jurisdiction to hear an insurer's appeal of a Georgia federal court decision tossing its claim that the company has no duty to defend an Atlanta-area hotel against a ... (more story)

Insurer Can't Nix Counterclaims In $1.8M Judgment Dispute

A North Carolina federal judge found that a life sciences company's insurer can't avoid counterclaims brought by a former patent holder asserting that the carrier must cover a $1.77 million judgment entered ag... (more story)

No Coverage Owed In Arcade's Trademark Suit, Judge Says

An Indiana federal judge has determined that an insurer owes no coverage to an arcade in a lawsuit alleging that its name and logo infringed the trademarks of another business because the policy excluded trade... (more story)

AmTrust Unit On Hook In Conn. Collapse Claims, Insurer Says

An AmTrust workers' compensation unit must defend a construction company against bodily injury claims from workers alleging they were seriously injured from the collapse of a floor area of a New Haven building... (more story)

Utah Condo Builder Says Insurer Stalled Water Damage Claim

The general contractor for a high-end condo project in Utah has told a federal court its insurer breached its contract when it failed to promptly investigate and adjust more than $1.2 million in claims for pro... (more story)

Builder Not Covered In Home Construction Fight, Insurer Says

A builder accused of causing significant delays and increased costs during the construction of a custom home in North Carolina is not entitled to coverage, the company's insurer told a federal court, saying th... (more story)

11th Circ. Says Two-Dismissal Rule Sinks Boat Insurer's Claim

An Eleventh Circuit panel on Tuesday said an insurer cannot file its action seeking to avoid coverage for a boat fire a third time, determining that its two previous voluntary dismissals barred any further lit... (more story)

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Insurer's $1M Settlement Breached Consulting Firm's Policy

A professional liability insurer breached its contract with an Illinois-based consulting firm when it exhausted policy limits by settling a suit against the firm's employee without the firm's consent, a federa... (more story)

Class Wants OK On $8.8M State Farm 'Diminished Value' Deal

More than 15,000 motorists asked a Washington federal judge Tuesday to give the initial approval to an $8.8 million deal to resolve a proposed class action alleging State Farm failed to adequately pay for the ... (more story)

Wage Disclosure Suit Doesn't Trigger Coverage, Judge Says

A federal judge has sided with a Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. unit in a coverage dispute over a Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act class action, finding that an alleged failure to disclose salary ranges ... (more story)

Insurer Says It Need Not Defend Auto Dealers In Ill. BIPA Suit

A group of Illinois car dealerships are not eligible for insurance coverage in connection with a proposed class action alleging their use of an employee fingerprint scanner violated state privacy law, accordin... (more story)

Geico Settles Pa. Probe Into AI-Driven Policy Cancellations

Pennsylvania's attorney general announced Friday a deal with Geico aimed at strengthening consumer protections by preventing unfair or confusing auto policy cancellations due to the use of artificial intelligence.

Survey Finds Legal Malpractice Claim Frequency Grew In 2025

Insurers reported an increase in the frequency of legal malpractice claims for the first time in several years amid concerns over issues like the uncontrolled use of artificial intelligence, according to this ... (more story)

AIG Unit Doesn't Owe $2.5M For Pollution Defense Costs

An AIG unit needn't cover $2.5 million in defense costs from pollution suits against investors in an oil refinery and storage terminal in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a Delaware state court ruled, saying the insur... (more story)

Insurer Owes No Coverage In Ill. Genetic Testing Fraud Suit

An insurer does not have to defend an embryo storage lab against a proposed class action alleging it used deceptive marketing to sell genetic testing services to IVF patients, because misleading promotion does... (more story)

Coach Not Covered In $10M Sex Abuse Case, NC Judge Says

A North Carolina federal judge said a swimmer who won a $10 million judgment against a swim coach who sexually assaulted her cannot seek that payment from the coach's insurer because neither the coach nor the ... (more story)

What Jury Holdouts Can Teach Trial Lawyers About Strategy

Though a hung jury can be a disappointment, a psychological understanding of jury holdouts can help trial lawyers shape their damages arguments and understand leadership and group composition as a function of ... (more story)