The Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a decision essentially foreclosing insurance coverage in crumbling concrete cases except in the most extreme instances.

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that insurance companies are not required under an amendment to the state's constitution to obtain a borrower's signed agreement to be able to charge compound interest on a loan.

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that a court – and not an arbitrator – must decide whether class action claims against a home warranty company must be arbitrated.

An Ohio court has ruled that an insurer may access a settlement agreement between its insured and a third party filed under seal where the insurer believed the settlement agreement had information pertinent to damages in a separate action between the insurer and the insured.

An appellate court in Illinois has ruled that a trial court properly required the insured to prove that he had made a timely demand for arbitration under his insurance policy's uninsured motorist provision.

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced the Sandy Duplication of Benefits Fairness Act.

Twenty seven people have been arrested in connection with an alleged multi-million dollar scheme to commit bribery and violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

A construction worker who fell three stories at a New York construction site has settled his negligence lawsuit for $11 million.