Most Popular Lawsuits Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Lawsuits Topic Page over the last year.
#1 23andMe Faces Class Action Lawsuit Following Data Breach
Oct 11 2023 // In a move that has come to be expected following most cyberattacks, two victims of the recent 23andMe data breach have filed a class action lawsuit. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
#2 As Lawyers Warned, Florida Courts Flooded with Suits Before Tort-Reform Bill Signed
May 22 2023 // Just as the plaintiffs’ law firm of Morgan & Morgan warned, the number of Florida lawsuits filed across the state has shattered previous records, topping 280,122 in April, the Florida Bar reported. That’s...
#3 State Farm Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment
Mar 18 2024 // State Farm Insurance brought forth a subrogation lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over damages to a pair of East Palestine, Ohio homes allegedly caused by the railroad company’s February 2023 train derailment. State...
#4 Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data With Insurers, Spiking Rates
Mar 15 2024 // Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers? A south Florida man says indeed, they do, and has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit...
#5 AIG Sues Newly Launched Dellwood Insurance and Its Founders
Apr 3 2024 // American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have filed suit against Dellwood Insurance Group and three former AIG executives who launched the nationwide E&S lines insurance...
#6 Allstate Sues Florida Pain Clinics, Alleging Millions in Fraudulent Billings
Jan 2 2024 // After an Allstate Insurance investigation alleged that a well-known Florida pain clinic had conspired with an injury law firm and had fraudulently billed the auto insurer for unnecessary surgeries and risky procedures,...
#7 Fla. High Court: 2-Year Statute of Repose Applies, Even in Liability Insurance Suits
Jul 5 2023 // A Florida Supreme Court decision has put to rest some questions about whether a statute of limitations on lawsuits can be extended just because the insurance carrier is a party being sued. It cannot, the court held last...
#8 5th Circuit Reverses Class Certification in Lawsuit Alleging State Farm Undervalued Total-Loss Claims
Dec 28 2023 // A federal appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision to certify a class of plaintiffs in a lawsuit that alleged State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. undervalued total-loss claims by Louisiana...
#9 Fed Judges Ask Florida Supreme Court to Decide if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops
Nov 9 2023 // The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair shops, ending assignment-of-benefits and the practice of offering gifts to insureds. Now,...
#10 Judge Tosses Suit by Estate of Employee Killed in Crash After Mandatory Wine Tasting
Feb 9 2024 // A Connecticut judge has tossed a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash while driving intoxicated following a mandatory wine tasting at the restaurant that employed her. The estate brought claims of...
#11 Judge in $6 Billion 3M Settlement Issues Order to Stop Litigation Funding
Sep 12 2023 // A federal judge has barred attorneys and claimants involved in 3M’s $6 billion settlement with U.S. military servicemembers from any third-party litigation funding agreements. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the...
#12 Uber Sues Drivers’ Insurer Alleging Its Claims Practices Have Fueled Tort Litigation
Feb 20 2024 // Uber Technologies last Friday sued its drivers’ auto insurer for defense and indemnification regarding multiple lawsuits that are seeking to hold Uber vicariously liable for accidents involving some of its drivers in...
#13 Customer Sues Dunkin Donuts Over ‘Exploding’ Toilet in Florida
Jan 8 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin`, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain`s locations in central Florida. Paul Kerouac is seeking more...
#14 Viewpoint: Impact of Florida Tort-Reform Bill Becomes Clear, But Litigation Expected
Jun 6 2023 // On March 24, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law House Bill 837, resulting in the enactment of sweeping tort reform (“the Act”). The Act impacts various aspects of the civil justice system. The most...
#15 Head Scratcher? Claims Litigation Not Named as Major Factor in Florida Insolvencies
Jul 26 2023 // Despite years of complaints from Florida property insurers and some lawmakers that out-of-control claims litigation was destroying the industry, recent regulators’ reports about the reasons for insolvencies make...
#16 Florida Senate Committee Adopts Litigation Funding Rules; Expands Wrongful Death
Jan 23 2024 // Litigation financing could soon become more transparent and less influential in Florida, but a 34-year-old restriction on who can file medical malpractice wrongful death claims would be expanded under bills approved Monday...
#17 Florida Suit Over Charged Lemonade Death Puts New Focus on Energy Drink Safety
Dec 28 2023 // Panera Bread Co. must face a lawsuit over a death allegedly linked to its new line of “charged” lemonades, which have thrust the company into the spotlight and brought a renewed focus on the safety of...
#18 Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value
Jun 23 2023 // A judge in Massachusetts has denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired. Suffolk County...
#19 Litigation Abuse, Regulation, Hard Market Among Insurance Trades’ Priorities for 2024
Dec 27 2023 // Insurance trade organizations are always working for the industry so Insurance Journal asked them: What are the top priorities and/or challenges heading into 2024? Here are the responses we received: In the coming year,...
#20 Chubb’s Greenberg: Start Questioning the Societal Benefits of Litigation Funding
May 4 2023 // Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg said society and the business community need to start asking questions regarding the purpose of third-party litigation funding, a major contributor to increases in frequency and severity within...
