Meta Loses Insurance for Defense in Major Social Media Addiction Litigation March 3, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Delaware judge has ruled insurers do not have a duty to defend Meta Platforms in the thousands of lawsuits...
Insurer Ducks Claims by Models Over Strip Clubs’ Use of Their Images Without Consent February 24, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson Twenty professional models who sued three Massachusetts-based strip clubs alleging that the clubs used their images in commercial advertisements without...
Kraft, Other Companies Beat Test Lawsuit Over Ultra-Processed Foods August 26, 2025 By Diana Novak Jones Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and several other major food companies on Monday succeeded in winning the dismissal of a lawsuit that...
Insurer Says Pollution Exclusion Sinks Coverage for Pool Chemical Injuries November 26, 2024 A commercial general liability policy with a pollution exclusion does not protect a Virginia homeowners association from lawsuits filed by...
Reserve Strengthening for Casualty Lines Not Over: Moody’s May 9, 2024 If personal auto insurance loss reserves are developing adversely, can commercial general liability be far behind? That’s the gist of...
Viewpoint: Biometric Litigation Is Significant Emerging Risk for Insurers September 28, 2023 By James Blinn Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice...
Viewpoint: Should Insurance Drive Increased Firearm Safety? May 17, 2023 By Patrick Wraight It seems almost weekly there is a story or two in the national headlines addressing gun violence in the U.S.,...
Ohio Court: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Drug Distributor Against Opioid Lawsuit September 9, 2022 By Jim Sams An insurer has no duty to defend a drug distributor against lawsuits filed by cities and counties that allege it...
Home-Based Businesses Carry Risks, Rewards – and Insurance Industry Opportunities March 30, 2022 By Jill Bryant The world of work is changing fast, with the pull of the digital revolution and the push of the pandemic...
Ohio Court: Coverage Owed for Contamination That Ruined Product March 29, 2022 By Jim Sams Contamination that ruined more than $1 million worth of glass containers manufactured by a policyholder’s customer counts as damage that...