Lit Watch


October 03, 2022

Even someone regularly exposed to difficult, disturbing situations may suffer a mental injury from an out-of-the-ordinary disturbing situation encountered on the job.

September 29, 2022

The Supreme Court of Idaho affirmed a decision of the Idaho Workers Compensation Commission that found a "livestock transportation broker" was the statutory employer of a man injured by a charging bovine.

September 27, 2022

Because criminal matters proceed at a more rapid pace than civil matters, it is necessary to be proactive in assessing your professional liability policy.

September 20, 2022

Two commonly used exclusions have been found to not apply in cases in which the government is investigating the insured under the False Claims Act.

September 08, 2022

The case law on this topic is divergent, a trend that will likely continue with different courts applying different interpretations of insurance policies.

September 05, 2022

A federal lawsuit over a grandiose fraud scheme involving forgery and bogus policies has named one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas as a defendant.

August 31, 2022

The Washington Supreme Court has become the fifth state supreme court to rule in insurers' favor in COVID-19 business interruption litigation.

August 30, 2022

When multiple lawsuits are filed and policy limits will be insufficient to settle all the claims or pay for all potential judgments, unique questions arise.

August 29, 2022

With a 14 percent increase in captive registrations in 2021, recent legal activity reveals the importance of structuring and implementing captives correctly.

August 26, 2022

Over the last few days, there has been a striking upswing in bad faith hurricane insurance lawsuits targeting major property insurance carriers.