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By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne | April 4, 2024
While merely striking affirmative defenses that should not have been in the action in the first place may not be a sufficient deterrent to curb the filing of frivolous defenses, where the assertion of such baseless prophylactic defenses occurs in first party insurance litigation, such as uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist claims, it may result in much harsher repercussions.
7 minute read
By Max Mitchell | April 3, 2024
According to attorneys leading the litigation, more than 5,600 have agreed to the settlement, which is about 94% of the potential 6,000 claims for the bulk settlement. The lawyers said 99.9% of claimants have chosen to accept their settlement offers.
12 minute read
By Cliff Rieders | March 28, 2024
Under the lease, it was reasonable for the tenants to expect that the landlord would look only to the policy the landlord purchased for compensation for the fire loss, which would be covered by the policy.
5 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | March 27, 2024
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3 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | March 25, 2024
Among the lawsuits is a civil RICO action over allegations that the insurer and 10 other carriers have operated as a "cartel."
3 minute read
By Alex Anteau | March 21, 2024
"When you get to a point where everybody's a little bit upset, maybe you've finally found a bill that can get past both chambers and get signed by the governor," said Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, when he introduced the bill this legislative session.
5 minute read
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Ellen Bardash | March 20, 2024
Delaware Superior Court Judge Paul R. Wallace granted a California-based biotech company's motion for partial summary judgment.
3 minute read
By John Bonnie and Steve Rapp | March 20, 2024
The Georgia direct-action statutes still provide a narrow exception to the otherwise strident rule that direct actions by a claimant against an allegedly liable insured cannot be maintained until there is a judgment against the insured, and Georgia, therefore, remains in a reported minority of just four states allowing direct actions in any context.
10 minute read
By Charles Toutant | March 19, 2024
The suit was mediated twice with no immediate resolution and slated for trial on Feb. 20, Timothy J. Fonseca of Corradino & Papa said.
4 minute read
By Sandra Jones | March 18, 2024
SNTs are usually for the most vulnerable of structured settlement payees as a trusted means of asset protection. SNTs will receive the periodic payments directly from the annuity issuer, and the SNT trustees have a fiduciary duty to spend the trust situs for the benefit of each beneficiary.
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