Public Nuisance: an Emerging Tort Litigation Strategy in the US 2024 | Munich Re | 4 March 2024 | Online

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Event Date Tue Mar 5 UTC (10 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Mar 4 7:00pm - Mon Mar 4 7:00pm
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An examination of the US plaintiff bar’s efforts to use public nuisance tort liability theory to recover damages and address broad societal harms.

• Overview of public nuisance tort theories
• What are the alleged damages/remedies in this context? Are they potentially covered by insurance? Do they impact current and/or legacy years of coverage?
• Examples of pending cases
• Claims and Underwriting guidance for dealing with these types of exposure