On The Merits

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims


Listen Later

Suing your own customers usually isn't a wise business strategy. But that's what some insurance companies are doing as litigation over PFAS continues to flood the courts.

Many of the companies that are, themselves, facing lawsuits over allegedly exposing people to the so-called "forever chemicals," are saying their insurers should be footing the costs of defending these suits. However, not only are the insurers rejecting these claims, but they're taking their own clients to court in the hopes of getting a judge to rule that their policies don't cover PFAS litigation.

Bloomberg Law's Daphne Zhang has been reporting on this, and she joins this episode of our weekly legal news podcast, On The Merits. Daphne explains what's a stake for insurers in these suits and why, in the very near future, it may be all but impossible to find an insurer willing to cover PFAS.

Do you have feedback on this episode of On The Merits? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

On The MeritsBy Bloomberg Industry Group

  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1
  • 4.1

4.1

30 ratings


More shows like On The Merits

View all
PBS News Hour - Segments by PBS NewsHour

PBS News Hour - Segments

1,050 Listeners

We the People by National Constitution Center

We the People

1,086 Listeners

WSJ What’s News by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ What’s News

4,324 Listeners

WSJ Your Money Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Your Money Briefing

1,757 Listeners

Bloomberg Law by Bloomberg

Bloomberg Law

364 Listeners

Bloomberg Businessweek by Bloomberg

Bloomberg Businessweek

448 Listeners

The Lawfare Podcast by The Lawfare Institute

The Lawfare Podcast

6,277 Listeners

Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer by Legal Talk Network

Above the Law - Thinking Like a Lawyer

441 Listeners

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments by Oyez

U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments

666 Listeners

Odd Lots by Bloomberg

Odd Lots

1,764 Listeners

Cases and Controversies by Bloomberg Law

Cases and Controversies

151 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,530 Listeners

Talking Tax by Bloomberg Tax

Talking Tax

112 Listeners

UnCommon Law by Bloomberg Industry Group

UnCommon Law

170 Listeners

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet

The Journal.

5,896 Listeners

Amarica's Constitution by Akhil Reed Amar

Amarica's Constitution

369 Listeners

Divided Argument by Will Baude, Dan Epps

Divided Argument

664 Listeners