Lit Watch


July 27, 2022

A Tesla, a young driver, and excessive speed lead to tragedy.

July 25, 2022

Governing case law is often critical to resolving claim disputes, and as this case illustrates, this does not mean that only the case law one party believes supports its opinion is relevant in a given case.

July 13, 2022

At primary issue was the clause providing liability coverage, which states that Vermont Mutual will pay those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as "damages because of bodily injury."

July 12, 2022

The insurer argues it should be absolved of the duty to pay her defense in her defamation case filed by Johnny Depp, that it should not be required to pay the multi-million dollar judgment Depp won against Heard in June, and that it should not have to pay costs associated with Heard's appeal.

July 07, 2022

Minnesota is currently the only state in the country that allows edible-only recreational cannabis use.

July 07, 2022

For a period of time, the clothing retailer offered male employees a $12,000 annual clothing allowance and offered female employees coupons to a different clothing store.

July 04, 2022

Liquor liability exclusion unambiguously precluded insurer's duty to defend a club against negligence claims of motorist injured by patron who became inebriated at the club, says Indiana Supreme Court.

June 28, 2022

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a liquor liability exclusion unambiguously precluded any duty to defend a suit in which an injured motorist alleged that a bar had negligently allowed a customer to become inebriated.

June 22, 2022

A New Orleans restaurant will be allowed to proceed with an insurance lawsuit after the court found a plausible ambiguity in the applicable insurance policy.

June 22, 2022

The Supreme Court complied with recommendations from the Solicitor General and declined to take the medical marijuana reimbursement case into consideration.