This chart is a general summary of the anti-indemnity statutes and laws. Understanding the variety of anti-indemnity statutes encountered from state to state along with their interaction in a multi-state economy is a necessity for claims professionals.
Contribution is subrogation’s cousin. Liability claims departments should work closely with their subrogation departments and/or qualified subrogation counsel in order to uncover, recognize, and act on rights of contribution they may have. This chart will clarify contribution laws and rights that may exist in all 50 states.
This chart is a compendium of spoliation laws for the states that have examined the issue of spoliation. The majority of states that have examined this have preferred to remedy spoliation of evidence and the resulting damage to a party’s case or defense, through sanctions or by giving adverse inference instructions to juries.
This chart summarizes dog bite laws regarding the liability of a dog owner for personal injuries or property damage caused by a dog attack or bite in all 50 states.
This chart addresses parental responsibility laws that hold parents or legal guardians responsible for property damage, personal injury, theft, shoplifting, and/or vandalism that result from intentional or willful acts of their minor children.
This chart defines the Economic Loss Doctrine, including what purpose it serves, what you need to know about it, and how each state interprets and utilizes the Economic Loss Doctrine.
A statute of limitations specifies a time period for commencing suit on a given claim that begins to run, or is triggered, when the cause of action accrues. When a cause of action “accrues” generally depends on the particular state involved, but it is usually when an accident occurs or when a claimant “discovers” the…
This chart deals with Contributory Negligence Comparative Fault Laws. It helps define whether a state is a contributory negligence state or a comparative negligence state or is it a pure comparative or modified comparative state, which will assist in evaluating subrogation potential where there may be contributory negligence on the insured’s part.