Litigation

The 4-3 ruling came in a multimillion-dollar case that has been watched by the insurance industry and trial attorneys.

Assignment of benefits, which involves policyholders signing over insurance claims to contractors, has been highly controversial in recent years, particularly involving water-damage claims.

The extension allows more individuals additional time to file for workers' comp., disability and accident death benefits.

Most of the defendants were alleged to have filed fraudulent applications for FEMA relief funds.

The courts have recently taken diametrically opposed positions with respect to a critical issue in insurance coverage.

Business interruption insurance can be the difference between a company's survival and its demise.