A press release yesterday brought news of an interesting next step in the process of increasing the intersections between law and...

A new aspect of the practice of law is applying AI to sets of cases. That trend is now being applied to insurance coverage cases,...

The discovery wars of tomorrow will include plaintiffs seeking access to existing and future analytic and predictive databases and models...

Rutger’s strikes again as to insurance issues. Online promotion is here, and pasted below for the February 27th conference. Agenda here....

Fraud, fraud, fraud. Some days one would think the “f” word is the only word known to some in the insurance industry, and some of their...

A new article from policyholder counsel at Neil Gerber  (Seth Lamden) “offers advice to independent defense counsel (often referred to as...

Rule 408 and analogous state law rules are intended to protect a good faith settlement offer from being used at trial to prove liability....

A July 25, 2014 post from The Northwest Policyholder provides good news for insureds, and potentially for defense counsel. The good news?...

Developments continue for asbestos litigation – and insurance  coverage for asbestos claims. Warren Buffet’s companies already have been...

The TortsProfBlog brings news that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide if “bad faith” claims are assignable. More specifics are...

Pharma lawyers also have concerns about insurers creating conflicts of interest by mismanaging underlying pharma case that involve...

Warren Buffet’s much loved "float" is finally receiving some scrutiny, at least as to the asbestos-generated float. For years, anyone...

There is a never ending saga of insurers seeking to redistribute costs, often after having stiffed their insured for many years. Another...

The March 2013 issue of For the Defense includes an interesting article by Thomas Newman of Duane Morris on choices insurers (and...

Policyholder lawyer Scott Godes has provided a link to an interesting ABA article on bankruptcy court treatment of self-insured...

Insurers never cease to amaze, as illustrated by the recent Seventh Circuit decision in American Safety Cas. Ins. v. City of Waukegan,...

Mesothelioma claiming in the UK is generally directed against former employers, as opposed to manufacturers of products. And, employers...

The Virginia Supreme Court has held that there is no coverage for underlying global warming claims when the plaintiff alleged intentional...

Humorous parodies are powerful. Two from youtube lampoon the supposedly "independent" adjusters who work for insurance companies. This...

A new chapter may be opening in the long-running saga of London Market insurance coverage for asbestos claims. The story to date, in...