Settlement, Risk Management, Damages

False Claims Act Insights - The Mathematics of Nuclear FCA Verdicts

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/28/2025

Host Jonathan Porter welcomes back to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Tanner Cook to talk about the trial penalties associated with False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. The conversation begins with a short summary of how...more

The Business Value of Engaging a Litigator Before You Are In Court

DarrowEverett LLP on 6/5/2025

The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business...more

The Ultimate Social Inflation Survival Guide

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers on 4/17/2025

Insurance professionals, risk managers, and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs' personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying for it, litigation funders are...more

Disputes 101 – How to get out of a contract or obligation

A&O Shearman on 2/25/2025

Back to basics – Do you even have a contract? Generally, a contract will be formed when parties come to an agreement through offer/acceptance. This doesn’t typically create problems where there is a written agreement between...more

How to Be a Reasonably Prudent Insurer Under the Stowers Doctrine, Part II

Zelle LLP on 1/17/2025

There are a number of factors that Courts review when determining whether an insurer has acted under a “reasonably prudent insurer” standard under the Stowers doctrine. We have previously discussed key issues to look out for...more

HHS Office of Inspector General October 2023 Enforcement Activity

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 11/8/2023

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more