Law360: Insurance /insurance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Insurance Copyright 2025 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:55:11 +0000 Marsh McLennan Sues In Del. Claiming Mass 'Poach' /insurance/articles/2372519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372519 Insurance brokerage and risk management giant Marsh & McLennan Cos. sued U.S. affiliates of London-based Howden Holdings Ltd. in Delaware's Court of Chancery on Friday, alleging Howden arranged a mass "lift out" of M&M employees and clients around the country. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:13:07 +0000 Deal Near In Sex Abuse Litigation Coverage Fight, Court Told /insurance/articles/2372563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372563 Counsel for a neurosurgery institute told a Pennsylvania federal court Friday it plans to confirm a final agreement with the institute's insurers in a coverage dispute over underlying litigation alleging former patients were assaulted by a now-deceased neurologist, as settlements are pending with each underlying plaintiff. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:40:38 +0000 Most Of Property Co.'s Hailstorm Insurance Fight Tossed /insurance/articles/2372314?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372314 A property investment company can raise nearly none of its claims against its insurer for hailstorm damage from 2019 and 2023, a North Carolina federal court ruled, finding that because claims concerning the 2019 storm are time-barred, those corresponding documents can't support much of the 2023 claims. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:57:41 +0000 Chancery Rules Gallagher Owes $50M In 'Earnout' Suit /insurance/articles/2372177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372177 An Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. subsidiary breached a contract by withholding $50 million owed to a patent insurance and underwriting venture under first-year terms of a three-year merger and earnout deal, a Delaware vice chancellor has found. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:56:27 +0000 Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions /insurance/articles/2367457?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2367457 After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:30:27 +0000 Cargill Says Chubb Unit Must Cover $170M Ice Cream Loss /insurance/articles/2372266?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372266 Cargill Inc. accused a Chubb unit of failing to cover contaminated batches of ice cream and other food products that caused roughly $170 million in losses, telling a Pennsylvania state court that though the unit "may" rely on a pollution exclusion, an exception in the provision would restore coverage. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:11:33 +0000 Steel Workers Want OK Of $1.8M Deal In Inflated Stock Suit /insurance/articles/2372156?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372156 A former employee of Flat Rock Metal and Bar Processing has asked a Michigan federal judge to grant a green light to a $1.8 million settlement in a suit claiming the trustees of the company's employee stock ownership plan allowed the plan to buy $60 million in company stock at an inflated price. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 11:39:07 +0000 UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London /insurance/articles/2372126?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2372126 This past week in London has seen several telco giants hit with a trademark claim, a collapsed hotel company sue a property investor in an ongoing dispute over a decades-old hotel sale, and two litigation funders square off against each other. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:14:10 +0000 Yahoo Says Chubb Unit Must Cover Potential EU Privacy Fines /insurance/articles/2371448?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371448 Yahoo says a Chubb subsidiary is obligated to cover regulatory fines that might be leveled against one of the tech company's subsidiaries for violating the European Union's data privacy law, but the insurer has refused to honor the policy, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Delaware. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:48:00 +0000 10th Circ. Says Water Exclusion Bars Co.'s $1.75M Loss /insurance/articles/2371351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371351 A Kansas office building's property insurer has no duty to provide coverage for roughly $1.75 million in repairs over a broken water pipe, the Tenth Circuit ruled, rejecting the building owner's argument that an exception in one exclusion conflicted with a separate exclusion for water damage. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:45:04 +0000 Lloyd's, Loan Provider Settle $3M Pitcher Coverage Feud /insurance/articles/2371890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371890 Lloyd's of London underwriters and loan service provider RockFence Baseball LLC have settled their dispute over coverage for the $3.16 million loan of a former Minnesota Twins pitcher, after a California federal judge ordered the parties into arbitration in January 2024. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:03:06 +0000 New Orleans Diocese Working On $180M Ch. 11 Plan Docs /insurance/articles/2371914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371914 The bankrupt Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans asked a Louisiana judge for additional time Thursday to work on resolving opposition to its Chapter 11 plan disclosure statement that describes a $180 million settlement fund to provide recoveries to victims of childhood sexual abuse. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:48:19 +0000 Anadarko Asks 5th Circ. To Back La. Suit Indemnity Win /insurance/articles/2371833?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371833 Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has asked the Fifth Circuit to uphold its indemnification win against an environmental remediation company in connection with a decade-old Louisiana kickback suit, writing that "one who makes his own bed must lie in it." Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:37:47 +0000 Insurer Avoids Businesses' COVID-19 Coverage Claims /insurance/articles/2371602?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371602 A property insurer for numerous restaurants, bars and other small businesses owes no coverage for their consolidated business interruption claims related to the COVID-19 pandemic, an Illinois federal court ruled, looking to the laws of Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Tennessee. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 15:05:25 +0000 Judge Questions Gov't Objection To Shielding FEMA Funds /insurance/articles/2371415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371415 A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday questioned the Trump administration's assertion that it has not redirected funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs, even as the government was objecting to states' narrow request to protect the funds for now. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:42:07 +0000 Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer /insurance/articles/2343351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2343351 Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:04:37 +0000 State Farm Ordered To Pay $54.6M Over Vehicle Valuations /insurance/articles/2371360?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371360 State Farm must pay more than $54.6 million across two class actions for underpaying the value of totaled vehicles via a "typical negotiation" deduction, a Washington federal court ruled, noting the plaintiffs provided "undisputed" evidence that State Farm violated the state's Consumer Protection Act. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:57:09 +0000 Fla. RV Park's Suit Against Insurance Broker Revived /insurance/articles/2371282?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371282 A Florida appeals court on Wednesday revived a recreational vehicle park's claims that its insurance broker failed to get comprehensive insurance coverage and left the park owner on the hook for more than $1 million in hurricane damage to its RV hookup towers. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:44:03 +0000 Insurer Atty 'Error' Dooms Arbitration Bid In Fla. Injury Suit /insurance/articles/2371275?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371275 A Florida appellate court on Wednesday agreed with a trial court that a West Palm Beach prep school has abandoned its right to arbitrate cheerleading injury claims brought by a student by filing a response to the complaint, rejecting the school's argument that its insurer-provided lawyer was unauthorized to represent it. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 17:56:14 +0000 Davis Polk, King & Spalding Build $2.35B AccuLynx Sale /insurance/articles/2371037?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance/articles/2371037 Data analytics and technology company Verisk, advised by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on Wednesday announced plans to acquire software-as-a-service company AccuLynx, led by King & Spalding LLP, in a $2.35 billion cash deal.