Cybercrime: The crime with no consequences 

Which is why a small business’s best defense is Cyber Insurance Cybercrime is widely becoming known as the crime criminals get away with. This is especially true of the cybercriminals located within countries that do not have extradition treaties with…

Kratom Brands Can Be Insurable

Kratom distributors and suppliers should follow CBD’s lead Kratom* appears to offer potential benefits. These can be lessening opioid addicts’ withdrawal symptoms, reducing fatigue and muscle cramps, increasing libido, treating diarrhea, enhancing mood and reducing depression. Centuries of use in…

How COVID-19 Impacts Product Liability Claims

COVID-19 related products are in the crosshairs of litigating attorneys To the casual observer of a product liability lawsuit, the large number of defendants named on the lawsuit stick out. It often appears everybody in the stream of commerce and…

The Decade of the Battery Revolution Starts Now

Looking ahead to advances beyond lithium battery power Since the invention of the lithium-ion battery in 1980 by John B. Goodenough and his research team, battery technology has remained mostly stagnant. Don’t get me wrong. The lithium-ion battery has seen…

Cyber Liability Insurance

It is more or as important as General Liability Insurance? Information technology is now doubling every four months. This staggering pace of development and change makes computer software and protections obsolete at the fastest rate in human history.  Once quantum…

Use of Virtual Offices and Virtual Mailboxes

How they can help international companies access U.S. markets A common obstacle for foreign companies wanting to sell their products in the U.S. marketplace is securing General Liability and Product Liability Insurance from a U.S. insurance provider.  Another common obstacle…

Court Holds Amazon Liable for 3rd-Party Vendor Products

Recent ruling may affect Amazon’s business model  The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia recently court ruled against Amazon.com Inc., overturning several lower court rulings. This reversal may expose Amazon to lawsuits filed by customers purchasing defective products…

Getting a Glimpse of the Future of Electric Vehicles

Where the technology is headed Remember the Sony Walkman, the MP3 player, VHS, and the first portable phones? All were technologies that we thought were revolutionary but were quickly replaced by other technologies. Like these not-so-old technologies, the first generation…

Will Zion Williamson’s Broken Nike Shoe Result in a Product Liability Lawsuit?

Where to lay your bets Zion Williamson’s broken Nike shoe and resulting injury could result in a Product Liability lawsuit. My first question is about who would bring the product liability lawsuit. Would it be Williamson, Duke University, or could…

e-Commerce Firm Wins Product Liability Lawsuit

Amazon not considered the seller of dangerous product in Tennessee E-commerce providers such as Amazon, eBay and Walmart.com must be relieved on the court’s recent ruling in Fox v. Amazon.com. The plaintiffs alleged that Amazon should be held liable for a…