Non-Mutual Collateral Estoppel Can’t Be Used to Invalidate Arbitr
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel—a doctrine under which a party different from…
Day: April 24, 2026
Texas Farmers hits A.O. Smith with suit over alleged water heater defect
Farmers is pursuing three theories. First, negligence – that A.O. Smith didn’t take reasonable care in designing, testing, and marketing the heater, and didn’t give consumers…
The BMW X7 Might Finally Get the Theater Screen
The next-generation BMW X7 could be getting one of the most talked-about features in the luxury car world. Speaking with…
EPA and HHS Take Actions to Elevate the Issue of Microplastics
Concerns about microplastics and their effect on human and environmental health are no longer confined to academic literature or environmental…
Hartford fights to cap EPL coverage at $5,000 in disability claim
Four days later, on February 2, 2026, Goldstone resigned. The carrier alleges that, on that same day, Scholarships.com signed an…
New Study Implies Faster AI Hypothesis Generation Makes Comitting
Pun et al.’s recent review entitled “Target identification and assessment in the era of AI” in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery maps how artificial…
Farm Bureau asks court to reject Wal-Mart’s $4.7M coverage demand
The story, as Farm Bureau tells it, starts on January 16, 2023, at a Wal-Mart Superstore in Amite, Louisiana. A…
HHS OIG Adds 2 FAQs to Questions Regarding Fraud and Abuse
On April 23, 2026, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) quietly—but pointedly—added two new FAQs to its “General Questions…
Contractor sues Liberty Mutual over denied bond on Detroit school demolition
Dore says it mobilized in February 2025 and, by early June 2025, had completed “approximately 95% of the physical demolition,”…
BMW 7 Series LCI Delivers a Wave of Brand Firsts
Debuting innovative new technology on the newest 7 Series is hardly a change of pace for BMW. However, usually the…
Acting AG Moves FDA-Approved Marijuana Products to Schedule III
After years of false starts, stalled hearings, a retired judge, a fired attorney general, and a president who last weekend…
Commercial rate hikes slow in Q1 but stay elevated – Ivans Index
On the carrier side, the data will be weighed against rising claims cost trends. Social inflation, higher jury awards, and…