Multidistrict COVID Business Interruption Case Against Society Insurance Advances March 8, 2021 By Jim Sams A federal judge in Chicago has denied Society Insurance’s motions to dismiss three “bellwether” lawsuits filed by hospitality businesses that...
Judge Strikes Down Parts of Michigan Towing Law March 8, 2021 A judge struck down portions of a Michigan towing law as unconstitutional after low-income Detroit residents shared extraordinary stories of...
COVID-19 Liability Shield Bill Signed by Indiana Governor March 8, 2021 Indiana businesses and others now have broad protections from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19 under a new...
New York Regulator Issues Guidance for Insurers Writing Cyber Policies in the State March 8, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers that write...
Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Landowner Not Responsible for Tenant’s Dog March 8, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield Victor Creatini says he was taking a bike ride with his dog on a leash beside him when a pit...
Hacks of Microsoft Outlook Email Program Continue Despite Patch March 7, 2021 By Trevor Hunnicutt, Raphael Satter and Joseph Menn More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp.’s...
Judge Permits Suit Alleging Geico Overcharged Drivers During Pandemic March 7, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The auto insurer Geico Corp., a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., must face a proposed class action claiming...
AccuWeather Raises Texas Damage, Loss Estimate from Winter Storm to $130B March 5, 2021 Damage costs and economic losses from the intense winter storm that hit the country in mid-February may rise to as...
Louisiana AG Backs $100M Deal in Freeport McMoRan Coastal Damage Suit March 5, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte and Kevin McGill Attorney General Jeff Landry has said he’s backing a $100 million settlement between a dozen coastal parishes and mining corporation...
Weeks After Storms, Water Crisis Continues in Mississippi March 5, 2021 By Jeff Martin, Leah Willingham and Emily Wagster Pettus Frustrations are mounting in Mississippi’s largest city, more than two weeks since winter storms and freezing weather ravaged the city’s...