General Liability
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October 02, 2025
AIG Unit Must Pay Cargill $42M For Worker Kickback Scheme
An AIG unit must pay food company Cargill Inc. more than $42 million for losses the company said it sustained as a result of a bribery and kickback scheme involving former employees, a Minnesota federal court has ruled.
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October 02, 2025
Special Arbitration Option Offers Relief Amid Nuclear Verdicts
Rising jury verdict values continue to put pressure on excess liability programs, but with many of these policies involving what is known as a Bermuda Form, carriers have found an alternative to the American jury system. Here, policyholder attorney Allan Moore of Covington & Burling LLP breaks down what role this method of confidential arbitration plays in the current insurance landscape.
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October 02, 2025
NFIP Lapse Threatens Home Sales, Hurricane Protections
Thousands of home sales could be delayed or canceled as a result of the National Flood Insurance Program lapsing under the government shutdown, and homeowners could potentially be left without coverage during hurricane season, experts say.
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October 02, 2025
Insurance Litigation Week In Review
A Colorado court found that an insurer does not have to cover a $13.4 million construction settlement because it was reached through collusion, an Illinois judge partly reversed a ruling granting biometric privacy claim coverage, and a Liberty Mutual unit escaped a dispute over the valuation of life settlement contracts. Here, Law360 reviews the past week's top developments in insurance litigation.
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October 01, 2025
Software Co. Not Covered For $3M Privacy Fight, Court Says
Various Travelers units owe no coverage to a software provider that reached a nearly $3 million class action settlement over claims that it violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, a federal court ruled, finding that an exclusion relating to the "access or disclosure" of personal information is applicable.
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September 30, 2025
Chubb Units Seek To Ax Suit Over $9M Sex Abuse Settlement
A Brooklyn private school's insurers asked a New York federal court to toss a former student's third-party suit asserting they must pay for a $9 million settlement over sexual abuse claims, arguing their insertion in the suit would place them in conflict with their insured while related abuse claims continue.
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September 30, 2025
NY Court Ends $2.5M Bid In West Point Project Fight
A New York federal judge on Tuesday rejected a subcontractor's attempt to recover $2.5 million for construction work on a West Point Military Academy renovation, finding the company's claims are barred under state law because it never submitted written notices of dispute.
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September 30, 2025
No Duty To Cover Over $20M Shooting Verdict, Court Rules
An auto insurer for a security business has no duty to indemnify a jury verdict exceeding $20 million over a fatal shooting involving one of the company's guards, an Oregon federal court ruled, finding the guard's acts were "wholly independent" of his use of a company patrol car.
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September 30, 2025
Nationwide Insurers Must Defend Auto Co. In BIPA Dispute
Two Nationwide units must defend an automotive accessory company accused of violating Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, an Illinois federal court held Tuesday, following a ruling in a separate case that found no coverage for the company under its Hanover Insurance policies.
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September 29, 2025
Zurich Wins $2M Coverage Dispute Over Wrongful Death Suit
A Colorado federal judge dismissed the claims of a pipeline construction company against Zurich Monday after the court found the insurance policy between the insurer and one of the construction company's subcontractors only allowed coverage up to $1 million, not $2 million.
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September 29, 2025
Insurer Loses Bid To Ax Coverage Of $1.35M Wire Loss Fight
An Arizona federal court on Monday tossed an insurer's action seeking to avoid covering a brokerage firm in an underlying state court suit alleging it caused an audio company's buyer to lose $1.35 million through an incorrect wire transaction, finding both cases turn on the same factual issues.
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September 26, 2025
Insurer Cites Contractor Fraud In Nixing Bridal Shop Fire Duty
A contractor's insurer said it does not owe coverage to a bridal shop that won a $38 million judgment against its policyholder following a fire, telling a New York federal court that the policy was declared void in a separate suit because of the contractor's fraud and forgery.
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September 25, 2025
NAIC's AI Leader Focuses On External Data, Third Parties
The use of artificial intelligence use in the insurance industry has grown in prevalence and scope in recent years, and regulators are coordinating their efforts to keep pace. Doug Ommen, vice chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Big Data and Artificial Intelligence working group, spoke to Law360 about the committee's focus on consumer privacy, third-party data and an Al systems evaluation tool.
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September 25, 2025
Roundup: Insurance Highlights At Climate Week NYC 2025
Politicians and business leaders at this year’s Climate Week in New York City are emphasizing that climate change is posing huge challenges for people struggling with high insurance premiums, but opportunity still exists for the industry in a green transition. Here, Law360 looks at just a few of the happenings this year at the weeklong conference.
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September 25, 2025
Avon Gets Ch. 11 Plan Approved
A Delaware bankruptcy judge has confirmed Avon's Chapter 11 plan a few days after verbally agreeing to approve it.
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September 25, 2025
Insurance Litigation Week In Review
A New York federal court issued a no-coverage decision over a $3.3 million fraud scheme, a judge said much of a seafood wholesaler's hurricane coverage claims should go to a jury and Connecticut's justices considered whether an unjust enrichment claim could lead to double recovery of auto insurance benefits. Here, Law360 takes a look at the past week's top insurance news.
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September 25, 2025
US Olympic Org Beats Paralympian Abuse Coverage Dispute
A Colorado federal court tossed an insurer's suit seeking to escape coverage for an underlying sexual abuse case against the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, saying the organization has no state citizenship for purposes of diversity jurisdiction.
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September 24, 2025
Primary Carrier Failed To Settle Before $3M Verdict, Suit Says
A Berkshire Hathaway unit serving as primary insurer for a commercial property owner failed to adequately defend the owner in a worker injury lawsuit, exposing both the owner and its tenant to a $3 million jury verdict, an excess insurer told a Florida federal court.
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September 23, 2025
5th Circ. Clears Tugboat Firm In Barge Sinking Dispute
The Fifth Circuit on Monday said a lower court did not err in finding that a marine transportation services company wasn't liable for all claims arising from a June 2022 capsizing and sinking of a barge, saying that the barge's structure made it unseaworthy.
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September 23, 2025
Mich. Panel Says Driver's Food Delivery Work Voids Coverage
A Progressive Insurance unit was entitled to rescind an auto policy it issued to a woman seeking coverage for an August 2021 accident since she falsely declared in her insurance application that she didn't work for a food delivery service, a Michigan state appeals court ruled.
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September 23, 2025
Law Firms Sued Over La. Hurricane Claim Fee Scheme
Two law firms and certain attorneys engaged in a scheme to "grossly and blatantly" inflate damages estimates for hurricane-related property insurance claims in order to "collect an exorbitant fee which they would all share," a group of seven Louisiana residents told a Louisiana federal court.
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September 23, 2025
Insurers Say Marine Cos. Owe $1.8M For Cargo Collapse
Marine engineering, logistics and surveying companies are on the hook for nearly $1.8 million after a government contractor's equipment was damaged during transit from Washington to Hawaii, insurers for the contractor told a Washington federal court.
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September 22, 2025
Contractor's Insurers Owe $7M For Bridal Shop Fire, Suit Says
A bridal shop said a contractor's insurers must pay their combined $7 million policy limits toward a $38 million judgment in an underlying suit over a fire caused by the contractor's demolition work at another property, according to a complaint removed to New York federal court Monday.
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September 22, 2025
Meteorologist's Widow Gets $126M In Wrongful Death Deal
The Total Traffic and Weather Network and its parent company will pay $126 million to settle a negligence case by the widow of a local meteorologist who died in a helicopter crash — $50 million of which its primary insurers must cover immediately, according to North Carolina state court filings.
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September 19, 2025
Md. Steel Co. Owes $700K For System Collapse, Insurer Says
Hartford Fire Insurance Co. has sued a subcontractor on a Maryland commercial project in state court to recover the costs of a $719,405 claim made after a steel joist system partially collapsed in 2022.

Growing Underwriting Losses No Surprise To Insurance Pros
Commercial auto insurance continues to struggle, generating an underwriting loss for the 14th consecutive year, according to a recent report by credit rating agency AM Best, an outcome that was unsurprising to insurance experts as the line grapples with long-standing open claims, social inflation and why physical damage losses remain profitable.

Fire Risk Modelers See Promise In Advancing Calif. Bill
A recently approved California bill supporting the development of a public fire risk model could help boost transparency around methods insurers use to make coverage decisions, while advancing a complicated field of study full of uncertainties, experts say.

OpenAI Death Suit Heightens AI Insurance Concerns
A wrongful death lawsuit filed against OpenAI and its CEO has insurance experts evaluating what potential carrier involvement may look like, bolstering concerns over whether creators of artificial intelligence platforms have proper coverage and whether carriers could be on the hook for potentially large losses.
Expert Analysis
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Wis. PFAS Insurance Ruling A Beacon In Sea Of Uncertainty
While a state court correctly ruled under Wisconsin law that a standard-form pollution exclusion in an insurance policy did not apply to PFAS liability claims from direct exposure, the decision nevertheless highlights the wide variations in state law when it comes to PFAS liability coverage, say attorneys at Haynes Boone.
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Demystifying Generative AI For The Modern Juror
In cases alleging that the training of artificial intelligence tools violated copyright laws, successful outcomes may hinge in part on the litigator's ability to clearly present AI concepts through a persuasive narrative that connects with ordinary jurors, say Liz Babbitt at IMS Legal Strategies and Devon Madon at GlobalLogic.
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How New Rule On Illustrative Aids Is Faring In Federal Courts
In the 10 months since new standards were codified for illustrative aids in federal trials, courts have already begun to clarify the rule's application in different contexts and the rule's boundaries, say attorneys at Bernstein Litowitz.
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Strategies To Get The Most Out Of A Mock Jury Exercise
A Florida federal jury’s recent $329 million verdict against Tesla over a fatal crash demonstrates how jurors’ perceptions of nuanced facts can make or break a case, and why attorneys must maximize the potential of their mock jury exercises to pinpoint the best trial strategy, says Jennifer Catero at Snell & Wilmer.
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Notable Developments At The NAIC Summer Meeting
Attorneys at Debevoise discuss their top takeaways from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners summer meeting last month, including developments on risk-based capital requirements and the evolving use of artificial intelligence in insurance practices.
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Avoiding Unforced Evidentiary Errors At Trial
To avoid self-inflicted missteps at trial, lawyers must plan their evidentiary strategy as early as their claims and defenses, with an eye toward some of the more common pitfalls, says Nate Sabri at Perkins Coie.
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When AI Denies, Insurance Bad Faith Claims May Follow
Two recent rulings from Minnesota and Kentucky federal courts signal that past statements about claims-handling practices may leave insurers using artificial intelligence programs in claims administration vulnerable to suits alleging bad faith and unfair trade practices, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.
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Insuring Against FCA Risk In Shifting Trade Landscape
In today's heightened trade enforcement environment, companies should proactively assess whether their insurance programs are positioned to respond to potential False Claims Act or customs-related claims, including reviewing directors and officers, professional liability, and representations and warranties policies for key terms, say attorneys at Pillsbury.
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Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For AI Data Centers
The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has sparked a surge in data center projects — a trend likely to be accelerated by the White House's AI Action Plan — but with these complex facilities come equally complex risks, engendering important insurance coverage considerations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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5 Key Steps To Prepare For Oral Arguments
Whether presenting oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court or a local county judge, effective preparation includes the same essential ingredients, from organizing arguments in blocks to maximizing the potential of mock exercises, says Allison Rocker at Baker McKenzie.
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Maryland High Court Ruling Clarifies Claim Assignment
In its recent opinion in Featherfall Restoration, the Maryland Supreme Court reemphasized a policyholder's ability to assign a claim despite the presence of general liability policy language requiring an insurer's written consent, nevertheless highlighting the importance of specific wording, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.
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NY Ruling Eases Admission Of Medical Record Evidence
A New York appellate court’s recent ruling in Pillco v. 160 Dikeman clarifies the standard for evaluating accident-related entries from medical records, likely making it easier to admit these statements into evidence at trial, says Shawn Schatzle at Lewis Brisbois.
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Fla. Misses Opportunity To Rectify Wrongful Death Damages
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent veto of a bill that would have removed certain arbitrary and unfair prohibitions on noneconomic wrongful death damages in medical negligence cases highlights the urgent need for reforms to current state law, say attorneys at Farah & Farah.