Grubhub Drivers Are Not Exempt From Arbitration, Massachusetts High Court Rules July 29, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson On-demand delivery drivers for Grubhub are subject to the company’s mandatory arbitration clauses in their contracts, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial...
Pennsylvania’s Auto Insurance ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion Faces State High Court Scrutiny July 27, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could limit application of the “regular use exclusion” in...
Court Agrees With Insurer: Amazon Can Be Sued Under New Jersey Product Liability Law July 26, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Online marketplace Amazon can be sued under New Jersey product liability law for defective products sold by third-party sellers on...
Judge Says Remington’s Gun Injury Settlement for Child Lacks Sufficient Information July 22, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in Pennsylvania has declined to approve a settlement between gunmaker Remington Arms and a parent of a...
New Jersey High Court: Default Claims Against Insurer Subject to Arbitration July 19, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A claimant seeking to recover directly from an insurer on default judgments for claims against the insurer’s policyholder, must abide...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Loses Bid to Block New Hampshire Liability Suit Over Pistol Misfire July 18, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in New Hampshire has denied gunmaker Sig Sauer’s bid to block a product liability lawsuit brought by...
Fireman’s Fund on Hook for Criminal Defense Costs for ‘Lottery Lawyer’ July 15, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson As the criminal trial of a New York lawyer charged with bilking lottery winners out of millions of dollars got...
Agent’s Plea That Landscaping Includes Tree Removal Fails July 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A New Jersey insurance agency has failed to convince two courts that a landscape gardening insurance policy for a long-time...
Nursing Home Denied ‘Unconscionable’ Arbitration Where Patient Was Blind, Alone July 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pittsburgh nursing home has been barred from relying upon an arbitration agreement to settle a family’s wrongful death complaint...
New York Waits to See If Bill to Expand Wrongful Death Damages Becomes Law July 7, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul mulls whether to sign legislation that will expand the types of damages that could...