Litigation/Liability Trends
Microsoft: Chinese Hackers Struck Groups Via Server Software
A China-linked cyber-espionage group has been remotely plundering email inboxes using freshly discovered flaws in Microsoft mail server software, the company and outside researchers said on Tuesday - ...
Hiscox Loses Money From Virus Claims; Cites ‘Brand Damage’ From Court Case
British insurer Hiscox reported a big loss for 2020 after a jump in claims from businesses disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and also faces "brand damage" from a legal dispute over policy wordings ...
Workers Comp Remedy Bars Wife’s COVID Suit vs. Husband’s Employer
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker's spouse getting sick with COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San Francisco on Monday ...
Emerging Damage: The Case of Melamine
Emerging risks evolve through three phases: emerging interest, emerging damage and emerging litigation. During the "emerging interest" phase, scientists, regulators or legal scholars first flag the ...
BIG La. Case Against Lloyd’s For COVID BI Cover Rejected; Travelers Ohio Win
A New Orleans judge denied a motion for declaratory judgment that insurance coverage is owed to a restaurant for business income that was lost when it was required to close its dining room because of ...
Update: Wife Sues Husband’s Employer for Causing Her COVID-19 Infection
A federal judge is weighing what she called a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that would hold an employer responsible for a worker's spouse getting sick with COVID-19. Plenty of families have sued ...
UK Cites Worsening Political Risks in New Hong Kong Business Guidance
The UK highlighted increasing political risks in its latest guidance on conducting business in Hong Kong, pointedly dropping references to relations with its former colony as "positive" and ...
Texas Bill Would Force Business Interruption Policies to Cover Pandemic Losses
A bill filed in Texas would require business interruption insurance policies to cover losses from a pandemic. Under SB 249, filed by Sen. Charles Schwertner, business interruption insurance would be ...