Litigation

Senate Bill 76 in Florida would revise statutes that govern attorney fees, roof coverage, notice periods for claims and more.

The court found the driver had permission to use a company vehicle for personal errands at the time of the accident.

The insurer based its denial on concerns that a bus driver involved in an accident may have been an employee and that the school may have owned the bus.

Stuntman John Bernecker, 33, was killed in 2017 while shooting a scene for AMC's hit program "The Walking Dead."

A court ordered the new trial after a jury's $500,000 award in a workers' comp case "shocked [the court's] conscience given the evidence."

Litigation is mounting as a result of Winter Storm Uri. Here, a prominent Texas attorney provides insight for claimants and insurers.

When coverage is doubtful, insurers should consider the cost of a bad faith suit against seeking reimbursement from the insured.

The expense and corollary issues around business-interruption claim litigation should make mediation attractive to insurers and policyholders.