Litigation/Liability Trends
COVID-Driven Bankruptcy Litigation Setting D&O Market on Edge
With revenues tumbling, companies across many industry sectors confront a heightened risk of bankruptcy, spurring possible class action lawsuits brought by creditors against corporate directors and ...
Institute Creating Pandemic Discovery Protocols for Litigation
A nonprofit group that works to improve the efficiency of the legal system has launched a new project to create discovery protocols for COVID-19 insurance claims. The Institute for the Advancement of ...
COVID-19 Court Delays May Turn the Social Inflation Tide
Defense attorney Ellen Greiper reported receiving more than the usual number of phone calls from plaintiffs attorneys earlier this month, suggesting that the call dynamics could be signaling a ...
German Court Clears The Way For VW Diesel Emission Case Settlements
A German court has ruled that Volkswagen must buy back cars from owners of its diesel cars equipped with software that evaded emissions testing—but consumers must accept the current value of the ...
Bayer Progresses Towards Roundup Settlement
Bayer said on Monday it had made progress seeking a settlement over claims its glyphosate-based Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, after Bloomberg reported the company reached a verbal agreement on ...
McDonald’s Workers Use Public Nuisance Legal Strategy in Class Action
As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against ...
Update: AXA Will Pay Biz Interruption Claims to Some Restaurants After Court Defeat
AXA said on Tuesday it would meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France after it lost a court case that was seen as a potential precedent for ...
101 and Climbing: No. of Federal COVID Biz Interruption Lawsuits Expected to Rise
As of last Wednesday, a federal court had received notice that 101 lawsuits have been filed as of seeking coverage from insurers for business interruption losses caused by COVID-19, and plaintiffs ...