Oscar Seikaly, the CEO and chairman of NSI Insurance Group, tells Law360 that coverage risks still abound in the Strait of Hormuz despite an initial agreement between the U.S. and Iran.

A pharmaceutical company said its insurers improperly denied coverage to fix an eye dropper bottle filling machine, arguing the machine's breakdown caused extensive interruption to business activities that wou... (more story)

The Texas Supreme Court agreed to hear Exxon's $25 million coverage dispute for a fatal explosion settlement. The Eleventh Circuit seeks state guidance on opioid coverage litigation. An insurer can't intervene... (more story)

A group of insurers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Fifth Circuit decision blocking arbitration of a Louisiana town's hurricane damage coverage suit, saying circuit courts are split over the applicati... (more story)

Three insurers have resolved their dispute over who must pay defense costs in a suit from a construction worker who was injured while working at the site of Major League Baseball's headquarters in the historic... (more story)

A Texas restaurant said a Hartford unit has wrongfully refused to cover damage caused by a June 2025 hail and windstorm, telling a federal court that the carrier invented "pretext and false descriptions of the... (more story)

An insurer asked a Washington federal court to declare it is not obligated to defend a family under their homeowners or umbrella policies after their son allegedly beat up a classmate on school property during... (more story)

In “Tuner,” the main character’s criminal behavior is framed as an extension of his vulnerability, talent and loyalty, demonstrating how narratives of sympathy shape perceptions of culpability, and why jurors ... (more story)

USAA argued in a Washington federal lawsuit Wednesday that the insurer has no duty to defend a therapist in a wrongful death action brought by the estate of a former patient who was allegedly shot and killed b... (more story)

New Jersey companies facing claims over their use of what are commonly known as forever chemicals face an increasingly challenging litigation environment as well as unique opportunities for covering claims and... (more story)

An insurer's bid to revoke policies issued to a defunct employee leasing agency due to misrepresentations in its insurance applications is time-barred under New York law, a federal court ruled, finding that th... (more story)

A man who claims that he was paralyzed in an auto crash caused by alcohol provided to guests at a "Beer Olympics" party cannot recover from the host homeowners' insurance provider, the Fourth Circuit ruled on ... (more story)

A federal jury will decide whether a Chubb unit was wrong to refuse to pay $10 million as part of a wrongful death settlement following a fatal crash involving a Lowe's employee after a North Carolina judge Mo... (more story)

The representative of a child who was seriously injured after a tow truck struck her while she was riding a bicycle urged a Georgia federal court to toss an insurer's suit over the validity of a settlement dem... (more story)

A Liberty Mutual unit must defend and indemnify Costco against an underlying suit filed by a California man who said he was injured when he slipped on rotisserie chicken drippings, the bulk retailer said in a ... (more story)

A construction manager has settled its suit seeking $6 million in coverage from Travelers for an underlying construction defect dispute, according to filings in New York federal court.

The Texas Supreme Court will consider Exxon Mobil's bid to seek $25 million from an AIG unit to cover claims stemming from a deadly 2013 oil refinery explosion, setting the stage for a pivotal insurance ruling... (more story)

Washington state appeals court on Tuesday said an insurer cannot shake allegations that it unreasonably initially denied an injured driver's underinsured-motorist claims despite later paying the benefits, with... (more story)

A New York law firm facing an insurance company's racketeering and fraud allegations took aim at the insurer's counsel, telling a federal court that the Texas law firm behind the allegations is abusing judicia... (more story)

Insurers asked a federal court to declare that they don't have to defend a Florida bail bonds business against a lawsuit tying the owner to a sex trafficking scheme, arguing the criminal acts bar business liability coverage.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., as receiver for Silicon Valley Bank after its collapse in 2023, is the sole owner of the bank's claim for coverage of a $73 million fraudulent scheme and is entitled to rec... (more story)

An insurer for a New Jersey facility for people with disabilities told a federal court Monday that it does not owe coverage in an underlying wrongful death suit because the group home did not inform the insure... (more story)

Supermarket chain Giant Eagle on Wednesday hit insurance brokerage firm Aon with claims in Pennsylvania federal court that it jeopardized $40 million in coverage allegedly owed to the chain for settlement and ... (more story)

A Washington federal court granted preliminary approval of an $8.8 million settlement to resolve a class action claiming that State Farm failed to adequately pay for the diminished value of vehicles under its ... (more story)

A life insurer failed to adequately allege that a pair of doctors were knowingly involved in a purported scheme to defraud the carrier into issuing $160 million worth of policies, a New Jersey federal court ru... (more story)

Nationwide urged an Ohio federal judge to cut down a class of 50,000 401(k) plan participants who claimed the company mismanaged a fund in its retirement plan, pointing to a recent Fourth Circuit ruling that s... (more story)

An insurer has settled a suit seeking to avoid covering a commercial real estate firm and its former director against a $6.5 million claim related to the sale of a client's properties based on misrepresentatio... (more story)

Insurance companies Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. and Texas Mutual Insurance Co. told a Texas federal court Monday that they have reached a settlement resolving their nearly four-year-old dispute over w... (more story)

Insurers for the failed Silicon Valley Bank are not entitled to a quick win in a $73 million fraud coverage dispute, the bank and its receiver told a North Carolina federal court, saying the carriers' interpre... (more story)

University of North Carolina law professor Donald T. Hornstein says a series of bonds that help fund fortified roofs have succeeded in helping NC's insurer of last resort lower its risk exposure.