Lit Watch


January 13, 2023

The case is being sent back down to lower courts for deliberation after the Missouri Supreme Court found that Geico should have a chance to defend itself against the claims.

January 10, 2023

The "reservations of rights" letters from the insurers made nonspecific references to policy exclusions that may or may not preclude coverage for the insureds.

January 09, 2023

"The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the landline telephone assets that Spinco and FairPoint received in exchange for their cash, stock and debt securities were effectively worthless and made Spinco and FairPoint immediately insolvent at the time of the transactions," said McKenna.

January 06, 2023

In October 2022, an Illinois jury handed down a first-of-its-kind verdict holding BNSF Railway Company liable for no fewer than 45,600 reckless or intentional violations of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

January 05, 2023

The victim sued the bank in a premises-liability action after he was shot in the head on bank premises after banking hours.

December 14, 2022

"More evidence now available to the public shows insurers did not actually believe the central theme to the sermon they've preached when defending pandemic-related business interruption claims," said Gotwald and Levine.

December 07, 2022

The perpetrator of a data breach interfered to the point where the owner of a stolen email address could communicate with clients in an effective, efficient manner.

November 30, 2022

The employer claimed the man's injuries weren't compensable because he had not arrived at the employer's premises at the time of injury. The man asserted he was performing work-related duties as assigned and directed by the employer when the collision occurred.

November 30, 2022

The employer claimed the man's injuries weren't compensable because he had not arrived at the employer's premises at the time of injury. The man asserted he was performing work-related duties as assigned and directed by the employer when the collision occurred.

November 29, 2022

Liberty Mutual successfully argued the application of a total pollution exclusion to a claim by Central Crude, Inc. for costs related to environmental remediation and litigation defense for a January 2007 oil spill in Paradis, Louisiana.