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#1 Parrish Named CEO of Howden US, Is Sued by Former Employer Marsh
Aug 5 2025 // Mike Parrish has been named the chief executive officer of Howden U.S., a new U.S. retail broking business of Howden, and he will start in September subject to his “fulfillment of relevant contractual...
#2 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?” Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
#3 Mayo Clinic Sued for Allegedly Forcing Security Guard to Get Vaccination
Aug 5 2025 // The Mayo Clinic violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard’s request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, and instead threatened to fire the...
#4 Litigation Funder’s Plan to Invest in Law Firms Called ‘Bad Policy,’ With Big Impacts
Aug 21 2025 // With more states adding or considering restrictions on third-party funding of lawsuits, one of the largest litigation finance firms is now planning to invest directly in some law firms. “We are pursuing strategic...
#5 Federal Appeals Court Decertifies SC Class Action on Undervalued Totaled Vehicles
Aug 26 2025 // A federal appeals court has decertified a class of plaintiffs in a South Carolina lawsuit alleging that Progressive Insurance undervalued total-loss vehicles, the latest turn in multiple, similar suits against U.S. auto...
#6 Owners of Ship That Crashed Into Baltimore Bridge Sue Vessel’s Builder Hyundai
Aug 6 2025 // The owners of the cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge are suing the company that built the vessel, alleging negligence in the design of a critical switchboard on the ship. Grace Ocean Private and...
#7 Kraft, Other Companies Beat Test Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Foods
Aug 26 2025 // Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and several other major food companies on Monday succeeded in winning the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused them of designing harmful “ultra-processed” foods addictive to...
#8 CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits, Delaware Supreme Court Rules
Aug 19 2025 // CVS Health is not entitled to coverage from insurers, including AIG and Chubb, against thousands of lawsuits over its role in the nation’s opioid crisis, Delaware’s highest court ruled on Monday. The Delaware...
#9 Navigating The Challenging US Liability Litigation Environment
Aug 13 2025 // The liability litigation environment in the U.S. continues to be challenging, driven by increases in nuclear and thermonuclear verdicts, rising attorney representation rates and evolving litigation...
#10 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Florida Complex Where Airman Was Shot by Deputy
Aug 13 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Florida apartment complex where a member of the U.S. Air Force was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy. The judge said the unnamed apartment employee who called...
#11 Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
Aug 20 2025 // Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in “window” seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. Proposed class...
#12 Trump Media CEO Nunes Loses Defamation Lawsuit Over Rachel Maddow Show
Aug 5 2025 // A federal judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and now chief executive of Trump Media and Technology Group, against NBCUniversal over a comment by Rachel Maddow about his...
#13 Transgender Runner Sues NCAA and College for Removal From Track Team
Aug 21 2025 // Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender...
#14 Illinois Hospital Sued for Religious and Disability Discrimination
Aug 7 2025 // Silver Cross Hospital, based in New Lenox, Illinois, violated federal law when it failed to provide a reasonable accommodation to employees who requested to be exempt from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine because of...
#15 Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
Aug 20 2025 // Tesla must face a certified class action by California drivers who said Elon Musk misled them for eight years about the self-driving capabilities of his company’s electric vehicles. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said...
#16 Northwestern Settles Hazing Scandal Lawsuit With Former Football Coach
Aug 25 2025 // Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced...
#17 Bayer Adds $1.37 Billion to Reserves for Ongoing Roundup Litigation
Aug 1 2025 // German pharmaceutical and biotechnology group Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros ($1.37 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer...
#18 New York AG Sues Zelle, Claims Lax Security Led to $1 Billion Consumer Fraud Losses
Aug 14 2025 // Zelle was sued on Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the electronic payment platform’s refusal to adopt critical safety features enabled fraudsters to steal more than $1 billion from...
#19 Trenton Diocese Withdraws Lawsuit Against Insurers Over Sex Abuse Coverage
Aug 8 2025 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, New Jersey has voluntarily withdrawn its lawsuit against four liability insurers over coverage for sexual abuse claims brought against the diocese under the New Jersey Child Victims...
#20 OpenAI, Altman Sued Over ChatGPT’s Role in Teen’s Suicide
Aug 27 2025 // The parents of a teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT coached him on methods of self harm sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday, saying the company knowingly put profit above safety when it launched the GPT-4o...
