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.