Investigative & Forensics

Does the burden of proving that damage was caused by a sinkhole fall on the policyholder or the insurer?

Allegations of automobile malfunctions causing accidents are often the basis for claims against automotive repair facilities. But there are ways to uncover the truth.

The federal government overpaid upward of $177.2 million for disaster recovery in Florida in 2004 and 2005, says a new report from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General.

It's not much of a stretch to say that an insurer's duty to defend has been litigated over the years at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. There are three issues that have accounted for a substantial amount of that litigation.

Staples said 1.16 million payment cards may have been affected in a series of data breaches that occurred from July into September.

Allegations of automobile malfunctions having caused an accident are often the basis for a claim against an automotive repair facility. The scenario usually develops as follows. An automotive repair facility works on a vehicle and releases it to the owner after the repair has been completed. Shortly afterward, the vehicle...