Lawyers say $1.5M wrongful death settlement reflects insurance coverage available, not value of life.

The opinion underscored the dire record of business owners seeking coverage for losses attributed to COVID-19. Policies weren't written with the foresight of a once-in-a-century pandemic.

Two insurance defense litigators offer their takeaways from select cases in 2021.

Jim Johnston is a "deal lawyer" who finds himself litigating an insurance dispute now pending at the Georgia Supreme Court.

The key to the decision was a new law passed by the General Assembly and signed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp which says that during a public health emergency, health care contracts could not be terminated by insurers without 150 days' notice.

Northside's attorney S. Derek Bauer accused Anthem of trying to "play chicken" with people's lives. For its part, Anthem accused Northside of turning down "generous increases"—and added to its litigation team.

"I loved putting on that uniform. It humbled me every time I did it," said U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Injuries caused by guns, knives and other weapons were "plainly excluded" from Funky 544's insurance policy, Fifth Circuit ruled.