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A roundup of legal decisions impacting the industry.

Bring Your Own Device policies should get a thorough review.

A roundup of legal decisions impacting the industry.

A roundup of legal decisions impacting the industry.

A roundup of legal decisions impacting the industry.

State may collect more money from excess insurers to help pay to remediate a polluted site. A trial court will make the ultimate determination of payment.

Long ago, I swore that if I went to my grave without directly paying lawyers a fee, there would be nothing more for me to achieve in this life or the next. I would die a happy man. So far, life's been good. No divorce, no automobile lawsuit, no legal payments.

Authorities allege that certain Barclays traders colluded with Libor and Euribor submitters to gain beneficial rates.

With the largest insurance law practice in the country, Philadelphia-based Cozen O' Connor is poised for even more growth.

With the fate of President Obama's health care law hanging in the balance, a lawyer for the administration faced a barrage of skeptical questions on Tuesday from four of the Supreme Court's more conservative justices, suggesting that a 5-to-4 decision to strike down the law was a live possibility.

Schwab case could set a precedent in blocking investors from filing suit as a class against securities brokerage companies.

Brokers and risk managers take different views of a New York State compensation disclosure regulation.

Violence prevention rise to the forefront as lawsuits against Chardon High likely loom.

Willis Group publishes a roundup of far-reaching U.S. court decisions and their impact on insurance lines in 2012.

The following case attempts to answer the age-old question: Just what makes someone an independent contractor?

ConocoPhillipa reached a $160 million deal with China National Offshore Oil Corp. to settle compensation claims form oil spills off northeastern China.

Transocean, the owner of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, won't have to pay compensatory damages related to the Gulf oil spill, according to a federal judge.

A California woman's approach to suing Honda may not be novel, but it could be effective, according to a litigation expert.

Are costs associated with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations covered by insurance?

Frequently, two or more coverages with specific, differing limits or sublimits will overlap and apply to a single property loss. Insurance companies seek to cap their obligations by confining the loss to the coverage with the lowest limit. Policyholders, however, have the right to order their insurance claim to maximize their recovery.