Expert Analysis

Insights From 2025's Flood Of Data Breach Litigation

Several coherent patterns emerged from 2025's data breach litigation activity, suggesting that judges have grown s... (more story)

2026 State AI Bills That Could Expand Liability, Insurance Risk

State bills legislating artificial intelligence that are expected to pass in 2026 will reshape the liability lands... (more story)

Athlete's Countersuit Highlights Broader NIL Coverage Issues

Former University of Georgia football player Damon Wilson's countersuit against the university's athletic associat... (more story)

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Mich. Justices Let Nationwide's Combined Filing Win Stand

The Michigan Supreme Court declined Friday to review a lower court's ruling that allowed Nationwide entities to file combined returns and share tax credits among their members, with one justice suggesting the ... (more story)

Mass. Court Lets Insurer Off Hook For Grandson's Judgment

A grandmother's financial support doesn't trump other factors in determining whether her adult grandson is a member of her household for insurance purposes, Massachusetts' intermediate-level appeals court said... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to take up an appeal of the Sixth Circuit’s jurisdictional standard for mixed actions, the Sixth Circuit found no additional coverage for a religious organization’s code complian... (more story)

Mich. Org.'s $1.3M Code Upgrades Not Covered, 6th Circ. Says

A religious organization cannot recoup an additional $1.3 million in coverage to bring a collapsed building up to code beyond the $100,000 sublimit for code compliance costs that its insurer already paid, the ... (more story)

Emotional Distress Claim Axed In Hartford Fire Coverage Row

A federal magistrate judge dismissed a business owner's claim that Hartford Underwriters Insurance Co. intentionally caused her emotional distress through a "berating" phone call about a coverage dispute, ruli... (more story)

NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal

The North Carolina Business Court closed out the year by tossing a trade secrets fight brought by a corrugated packing manufacturer against its onetime star salesman and signing off on a $2.45 million settleme... (more story)

Dock Builder, Contractor Sink $1.8M AIG Yacht Fire Suit

A Florida federal judge has thrown out a subrogation suit from AIG Property Casualty Co. seeking to recoup $1.8 million from a dock builder and its subcontractor over a yacht fire, saying they did not violate ... (more story)

Insurance Litigation Week In Review

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that Nationwide needn't cover a $10 million abuse verdict, a Florida state appeals court reversed a $1 million jury award against an insurance broker and remanded for a new trial,... (more story)

What To Know About NY's Drastic 3rd-Party Practice Changes

Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law establishing new time limits for the commencement of third-party actions, which will have dramatic effects on insurance defense practice, particularly cases ... (more story)

Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026

As 2026 begins, the legal and regulatory outlook for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is defined less by sweeping federal initiatives and more by incremental adjustments, judicial guardrails and state-drive... (more story)

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Property Co. Says Insurer Shirked Defense Of Tenant Suit

A property management company said an AIG unit shirked its duty to defend a lawsuit accusing the company of charging unlawful fees to tenants who receive Section 8 vouchers, telling a California federal court ... (more story)

Insurer's $10M Policy Covers Crane Injury Deal In 'Close Case'

An excess insurer for a crane company owes coverage under its $10 million policy for a settlement with a man crushed by a crane, an Indiana federal judge ruled, noting that while it was a "very close case," in... (more story)

Ex-Atty, Others Charged In Staged New Orleans Crash Scheme

A disbarred attorney was hit with new charges claiming that he induced a witness to commit perjury and obstructed justice in the federal investigation of an insurance scam involving staged car crashes in the New Orleans area.

Justices Won't Review 6th Circ. Standard For 'Mixed Actions'

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review the Sixth Circuit's decision in a coverage dispute over underlying PFAS litigation that outlined the circuit's approach to jurisdiction for mixed actions, or ... (more story)

Insurers Denied Pre-Trial Win In Gas Explosion Row

Insurers for a pipeline project contractor failed to show that a Louisiana anti-indemnity statute invalidated parts of the company's contract with a natural gas utility as the companies face lawsuits over an e... (more story)

Late Notice Bars Coverage For Death Suit, Insurer Says

An organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is not covered for an underlying suit over the death of a resident at one of its group homes, an insurer told a New Jersey ... (more story)

Jewish Org.'s Counterclaims Trimmed In Abuse Coverage Row

A New York federal court significantly trimmed a Brooklyn-based Jewish organization's counterclaims against a group of Hartford insurers in a dispute over coverage for sexual abuse suits, finding most to be du... (more story)

Nationwide Says Other Insurer Must Cover Train Crash Suits

A Canadian insurer must provide primary coverage to Union Pacific for underlying claims over a train collision with a rail car mover, a Nationwide unit told a Missouri federal court Wednesday, saying its comme... (more story)

Travelers Seeks To Recoup Excess Coverage In $8M Ruling

A Travelers unit is owed a contribution from another insurer for an $8 million ruling against a contractor accused of damaging a shopping plaza during construction, Travelers told a Michigan federal court.

4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December

Insurers seeking to cap their losses in a serious construction accident and a fintech startup offering what the state says are illegal mortgages were on the losing side in December, but two other companies def... (more story)

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Insurer Owes $24.5M For Burn Case, Medical Spa Trustee Says

A trustee for the bankruptcy estate of a former medical spa owner alleged that Aspen Specialty Insurance Co. breached its duty to defend the woman in litigation over a client's burn injury, forcing her to face... (more story)

Underwriters Fight Early Win Bid For RealPage MDL Coverage

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London is fighting a landlord's bid for an early win in its suit seeking coverage for multidistrict antitrust litigation against property management software company RealPage I... (more story)

Insurer, IT Co. Settle Coverage Claims Suit In Colo.

An insurance company, an IT company and an investment firm have reached a settlement in the insurer's federal lawsuit in Colorado that alleged it owed no coverage to the IT company, which a jury found liable f... (more story)

Insurer Didn't Owe Defense To Telecom Co. In Merger Row

An insurer had no duty to defend a telecommunications company sued by a former board member in connection with a 2014 merger, a Wyoming federal court ruled, saying the suit is a single claim under its director... (more story)

Biopharma Co. Secures D&O Coverage For Shareholder Suit

A biopharmaceutical company is entitled to coverage for a suit alleging its board breached fiduciary duties under a pair of primary and excess directors and officers policies, a Delaware state court ruled, say... (more story)

Firm In 'Maya' Verdict Seeks Coverage For Spinoff Fee Row

The firm that secured a $213 million award in favor of Maya Kowalski, the person at the center of the Netflix documentary "Take Care of Maya," told a Florida federal court that its professional liability insur... (more story)

Maximizing Cyberinsurance Coverage In 2026

One of the most significant risks policyholders face in 2026 is the risk of loss caused by infiltration of their computer systems or manipulation of their employees through the use of computers, highlighting t... (more story)

Starr, Collection Co. Reach Deal Over $4.4M Bad Faith Dispute

Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. struck a deal resolving a collections company's bid for $4.4 million in bad faith damages over underlying litigation concerning a real estate development in Washington state.

Payment Co., Insurer End $6.8M Fraud Coverage Dispute

An electronic payments company and its insurer have ended their dispute over whether the company's roughly $6.8 million loss from two fraud schemes fell within its policy's coverage for computer fraud, with an... (more story)

Top Property Insurance Trends To Watch In 2026

Homeowners insurance investigations, a novel climate suit accusing oil majors of contributing to high premiums, and a California action accusing carriers of collusion are some of the top property insurance mat... (more story)