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#1 Billionaire NFL Owner Suing Over Billboards Near His LA Stadium
Jan 12 2026 // Stan Kroenke, the billionaire owner of the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams, has taken a stand against billboards that he says threaten the prosperity of his $5.5 billion sports and entertainment complex...
#2 Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
Jan 12 2026 // Alliant Insurance Services is the latest to join a group of brokers suing new competitor Howden US over what it calls Howden’s “smash-and-grab” strategy to take teams from other brokers. The suit also...
#3 10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B Total: Duane Morris
Jan 8 2026 // The value of the 10 highest class-action settlements in 2025 exceeded $70 billion for the first time ever. In fact, the total was nearer to $80 billion across all areas of litigation, according to law firm Duane...
#4 Longtime Motel 6 Spokesman Tom Bodett Settles Lawsuit Against Chain
Dec 30 2025 // Tom Bodett, who for nearly four decades told travelers in radio and TV ads that at Motel 6 “we’ll leave the light on for you,” settled his lawsuit accusing the motel chain of using his name and voice...
#5 Illinois Hospital System Sued for Religious Discrimination
Jan 5 2026 // Advocate Aurora Health, an Illinois-based hospital system, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate a nurse’s religious beliefs and fired her for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the U.S. Equal...
#6 New York Governor Hochul Vows to Tackle Insurance Affordability, Litigation and Fraud
Jan 14 2026 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agenda aimed at making New York more affordable that includes fighting auto insurance fraud and mandating property insurance discounts for mitigation efforts. In her 2026 State...
#7 Litigation Funding, Other New Laws in SE States Could Impact Liability Insurance
Jan 2 2026 // New laws in Southeastern states took effect this week, impacting several aspects of property and casualty insurance. In Georgia, Senate Bill 69 puts new restrictions on third-party litigation financing, a lawsuit funding...
#8 Battle Between Applied Systems and Comulate Escalates With New Antitrust Lawsuit
Jan 21 2026 // The battle between Applied Systems and Comulate has taken a new turn with a new federal antitrust lawsuit from Comulate. Late last year the competitors in the insurance technology market traded litigation. Applied Systems...
#9 Florida Lawmakers Ready for Another Shot at Litigation Funding Limits
Jan 13 2026 // Florida property/casualty insurance leaders have said they are not expecting big changes from the legislature’s 2026 regular session that begins today, given the much-touted impact that 2022 reforms have already had...
#10 New York Regulates Consumer Litigation Financing
Jan 7 2026 // New York State has a new law that regulates the industry that provides consumers with funds for living expenses while their legal cases are in process in exchange for a share of any settlement or judgment. Under such...
#11 Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles
Jan 23 2026 // A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after...
#12 Former Exec Sues Insight Partners for Being ‘Impossible for Women’
Jan 6 2026 // A former vice president at Insight Partners has sued the venture capital firm for wrongful termination and gender discrimination, accusing the prominent investor of keeping women from its highest levels. Katherine Lowry, a...
#13 [Video] Wildfires, Lawsuits, AI, and M&A: A Look Back at Insurance in 2025
Dec 31 2025 // Insurance Journal recaps the biggest stories of 2025—across all of our regions—from record-breaking wildfires and climate losses to broker mega-deals, litigation reform, cyber threats, AI-driven layoffs, and signs of...
#14 Alabama DOI Report Shows Litigation Is Up, Raising Liability Costs and Rates
Jan 21 2026 // A new report from the Alabama Department of Insurance shows claims litigation and big verdicts are on the rise in the state, inflating loss costs for insurers and putting upward pressure on auto and commercial liability...
#15 German Dentists’ Fund Sues Advisers Over €1.1 Billion Loss
Jan 8 2026 // A German pension fund whose foray into private markets led to losses that totaled half of the fund’s assets has begun legal proceedings against its former auditor, an adviser and its own managers to recover the...
#16 Target, Walmart, Whole Foods Targeted in Botulism Suits
Dec 31 2025 // Target Corp., Whole Foods Market and Walmart Inc. will be added as defendants in lawsuits against baby formula maker ByHeart for selling a product potentially contaminated with spores that cause infant botulism. Bill...
#17 NYC Mayor Mamdani Widens Delivery-App Crackdown With Lost-Pay Lawsuit
Jan 20 2026 // New York City said it’s suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach to regulating app-based work. Motoclick violated delivery...
#18 APCIA Backs Federal Bill to Require Litigation Funding Disclosure
Jan 13 2026 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) has released a statement in support of federal legislation, up for committee discussion today, that is meant to increase the transparency of third-party...
#19 Pacific Life Seeks to Dismiss Kyle Busch’s $8.5M Lawsuit Over Insurance Policies
Jan 23 2026 // Pacific Life Insurance Company on Thursday asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5 million lawsuit filed by NASCAR champion Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Buschs claim were sold to them under false and...
#20 Ohio Wendy’s Sued for Disability and Age Discrimination
Dec 31 2025 // Wendy’s International, LLC violated federal law when it discriminated against a district manager because of disability and age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit...
