Top Court Grants a Mulligan, Overturns $3.5M Penalty Against Club for Errant Golf Balls December 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has granted a country club another shot at defending itself after a jury last year...
Judge Sends Philadelphia Eagles, 76ers Covid Insurance Ruling Into Overtime December 21, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Rather than rule on them, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has allowed similar Covid-19 business insurance cases brought by owners...
Dog Attack Clearly Excluded From Apartment Complex Owner’s Policy December 20, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The animals exclusion in an apartment complex owner’s liability policy is not ambiguous and the insurer rightfully denied a claim...
Maryland High Court Joins Others in Backing Insurer in Covid-19 Claims Denial December 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Maryland Supreme Court has backed an insurer in rejecting a luxury brand company’s claim that its all-risk commercial property...
Court Defines Insurance Broker’s Duty to Inform LLCs About Workers’ Compensation December 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson What is the duty of an insurance broker in New Jersey to members of a limited liability corporation (LLC) when...
Uninsured Motorist Coverage Does Not Apply to Horse-Drawn Buggy December 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Delaware courts have never before been asked whether a horse-drawn buggy is a motor vehicle. Now a state court has...
Proposed Class Action Alleges Liberty Mutual Website Violates Pennsylvania Law December 12, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Liberty Mutual Insurance is the target of a proposed class action alleging that the company uses spyware on its website...
Judge Dismisses 1,000 Shingles Vaccine Claims Against Merck for Lack of Evidence December 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson After four years of multidistrict litigation, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed 1,189 lawsuits claiming the Zostavax shingles vaccine...
Massachusetts Settles With Walmart Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices December 7, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Retail pharmacy Walmart, Inc. has agreed to pay $500,000 to Massachusetts after allegedly failing to follow the state’s prescription pricing...
Massachusetts High Court to Weigh Fate of 27,000 Drunk Driving Cases December 6, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson On Wednesday, December 7, the Massachusetts high court is scheduled to begin considering a case that could result in the...