Appeals, Proximate Cause, Insurance Litigation

Texas Supreme Court Reverses $89M Verdict in Landmark Trucking Case

Chartwell Law on 7/3/2025

The Texas Supreme Court recently issued a major opinion reversing a nearly $90 million judgment against a national motor carrier in a personal injury suit arising from a multi-vehicle crash on an icy interstate. The case,...more

Texas Supreme Court Narrows Employer Liability and Explains Standard for Proximate Cause

Cozen O'Connor on 6/30/2025

In a significant decision issued on June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed a jury verdict awarding over $89 million in damages in favor of the plaintiffs in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake, holding that the...more

Establishing Proximate Cause Where Both Roads Lead to the Defendant

White and Williams LLP on 12/27/2019

In Westfield Ins. Group v. Pure Renovations, LLC, 2019-Ohio-4773, 2019 Ohio App. LEXIS 4829, the Court of Appeals of Ohio considered whether the lower court properly granted the defendant’s summary judgment motion. In its...more

Resolving The Multiple Peril Puzzle In First Party Insurance Claims

Rumberger | Kirk on 11/20/2017

First party insurance claims involving multiple perils present unique challenges when assessing whether an insurance policy provides coverage. For example, suppose an insurance policy covers damage resulting from fire, but...more

Competing Causes of Loss: Florida Supreme Court Issues Decision Applying The Concurrent Causation Doctrine

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage... on 12/6/2016

We have discussed on a number of occasions the issue of causation when there are multiple causes of loss, some covered and some not covered. Most jurisdictions apply what is known as the efficient proximate cause analysis...more

Appeals › Proximate Cause › Insurance Litigation

Texas Supreme Court Reverses $89M Verdict in Landmark Trucking Case

Texas Supreme Court Narrows Employer Liability and Explains Standard for Proximate Cause

Establishing Proximate Cause Where Both Roads Lead to the Defendant

Resolving The Multiple Peril Puzzle In First Party Insurance Claims

Competing Causes of Loss: Florida Supreme Court Issues Decision Applying The Concurrent Causation Doctrine

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"