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Filing a Claim for a Truck Accident Involving Loss of Cargo in Florida
Cargo-related issues are a common factor in all types of commercial trucking accidents. From shifting cargo to lost loads, various issues can cause serious or fatal accidents, leading to pain, suffering, lost earnings, out-of-pocket costs, and other financial and non-financial losses….By: Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley
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Is Your PFAS Coverage At Risk? An Ohio Federal Court Ruling Opens The Door To Broader Insurer Denials
An insurance company denied coverage to a manufacturer of firefighting equipment for PFAS-related personal injury claims. The Northern District of Ohio held that coverage was barred by the occupational disease exclusion in the manufacturer’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy, even though the firefighter plaintiffs were not employees….By: Benesch
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Is Your PFAS Coverage At Risk? An Ohio Federal Court Ruling Opens The Door To Broader Insurer Denials
An insurance company denied coverage to a manufacturer of firefighting equipment for PFAS-related personal injury claims. The Northern District of Ohio held that coverage was barred by the occupational disease exclusion in the manufacturer’s commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy, even though the firefighter plaintiffs were not employees….By: Benesch
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Suing a Transit Agency Is Not Suing a Driver: The Government Claims Act, Common-Carrier Duty, and the Six-Month Clock
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) runs one of the largest transit systems in the country: a bus fleet of roughly 2,000 vehicles, more than 100 miles of rail, and close to a million boardings on a typical weekday….By: Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC
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Suing a Transit Agency Is Not Suing a Driver: The Government Claims Act, Common-Carrier Duty, and the Six-Month Clock
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) runs one of the largest transit systems in the country: a bus fleet of roughly 2,000 vehicles, more than 100 miles of rail, and close to a million boardings on a typical weekday….By: Steven M. Sweat, Personal Injury Lawyers, APC
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Your subcontractor’s worker is injured. Are you on the hook?
A recent decision from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court provides important guidance on when a general contractor may be liable for injuries sustained by a subcontractor’s employee on a construction project. In Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc., the SJC clarified that the key inquiry is not who generally oversees the project, but who actually controls…
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Demystifying Mass Torts: Coordinating Individual Claims and Designing Effective Resolution Processes
Mass tort litigation can appear daunting, even to experienced attorneys. Yet its central challenge is relatively straightforward: How can courts and parties address the factual and legal issues shared across many claims while still accounting for the circumstances of each claimant?…By: JAMS
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U.N. Updates: As Trump Threatens Iran, Other Leaders Warn of Deep Divisions
President Trump said he must decide whether to make a deal or “annihilate” Iran, in a gathering where world leaders typically focus on declarations of global harmony.
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Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks
A court found 15 men guilty of coordinating a series of suicide bombings in hotels and churches, which killed more than 300 people.
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Trump Praises Burnham as ‘Natural Business Person’ After First Meeting
Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain met with President Trump for the first time on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
