Litigation

Statistics indicate a startling rise in the number of retaliation claims brought against employers by their former and current employees.

National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, a Chartis company, was not successful in getting a federal judge in Florida to say the insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a drywall contractor.

The Dodd-Frank Act has reopened the door to U.S. regulatory action against some foreign entities after a recent Supreme Court decision had limited the reach of the U.S. legal system, according to experts.

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled that OneBeacon Insurance Company was correct in denying coverage to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which is facing multiple lawsuits stemming from allegations of sexual abuse by former priests.

Five executives convicted of producing a sham insurance contract between General Re Corp. and American International Group argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals that a district court committed multiple procedural missteps during their 2008 trial.

Implementation of the federal law streamlining multistate taxation and regulation of business placed in the E&S market is rapidly morphing into an intense confrontation between industry representatives and state regulators.