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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

January 11, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Moderator Sues TikTok After Suffering PTSD

The company required moderators to view hours and hours of extreme and graphic violence in order to protect the TikTok platform and community.

By Hannah Smith JD

3 minute read

January 10, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

ISO Plans to Change UM/UIM Endorsements After Pennsylvania High Court Ruling

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a waiver signed by an insured did not waive the right to aggregate or "stack" the limits of coverage for underinsured benefits between two separate policies of insurance.

By Hannah Smith JD

5 minute read

January 05, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Debevoise & Plimpton Insurance Regulatory Practice Chair on 2021 Decision Trends and 2022 Predictions

ICLC's question-and-answer with Am Law 50 firm Debevoise & Plimpton's Eric Dinallo, Chair of the firm's Insurance Regulatory practice.

By Hannah Smith JD

7 minute read

December 21, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Industry Thought Leaders Identify and Comment on Litigation Trends of 2021

Eight attorneys from big insurance coverage firms across the country reflect on the most important cases and trends that arose in the last year.

By Hannah Smith JD

11 minute read

December 15, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Workers' Comp Must Cover Remote Employee's Injury Suffered During 'Commute'

A German federal court has said that the first trip between a bedroom and home office qualifies as a covered commute.

By Hannah Smith JD

3 minute read

December 14, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

$2.2 M. Settlement Awarded to Family of Transgender Woman who Died in Men's Prison

CW: Suicide The settlement was one of the largest wrongful death payouts in the history of Georgia's prison system and may push the U.S. prison system to more seriously consider the rights of its trans population.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

December 09, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

'A Combination of the Works of Auric Goldfinger and Frank Abagnale': Does Exclusion Apply in $1.2 Million Case of Fraud and Conversion

The Texas Supreme Court has issued a ruling in a case over coverage for the theft of gold coins worth more than $1 million in which fraudulent checks were used to scam a dealer.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

December 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

One Month After the Astroworld Tragedy, How Insurance May be Called to Respond

Attorneys on both sides have recently requested to combine all 275 lawsuits, involving over 1,250 plaintiffs who are still looking for answers a month after the tragedy.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

November 30, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurers Sue U.S. Government for Negligence in 2016 Gatlinburg Fires

Fourteen insurance companies are suing the U.S. Government for damages stemming from the wildfires that destroyed Gatlinburg in 2016.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

November 30, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Must Pay Montana $97.8M for Asbestos Claims From the 1970's

Last week, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower courts decision that an insurer must pay asbestos claims and associated costs to the state under…

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read