The U.S. civil litigation system is growing less hostile tocorporate defendants and their insurers, according to a reportreleased today by reinsurance intermediary Guy Carpenter in NewYork.
According to the study, "Recent Legislative and Judicial TrendsAffecting the U.S. Casualty Industry," recent legislative andjudicial developments have given business a more level playingfield with the plaintiffs' bar.
But there's still potential of expanding liability theories toproduce future problems for insurers, although not as big asasbestos injury claims, the report said.
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