Luke E Debevec

May 06, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

On March 22, Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Ward ruled in Ungarean v. CNA, No. GD-20-006544, 2021 Pa. Dist. & Cnty. Dec. LEXIS 2 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl., Allegheny Cnty., Mar. 22, 2021), that a dentist-policyholder is entitled to coverage for his business income losses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

By John N. Ellison, Luke E. Debevec and Lin Zheng

8 minute read

April 07, 2020 | Property Casualty 360

Should insurers be able to avoid coverage for the coronavirus through the use of the virus exclusion?

By Richard P. Lewis, John N. Ellison and Luke E. Debevec

9 minute read

December 15, 2014 | Corporate Counsel

Companies that use captive insurance companies to manage risk are increasingly being victimized by excess insurance companies and reinsurers that participate in their insurance programs.

By John N. Ellison and Luke E. Debevec

8 minute read

November 14, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Forcing an insurer to pay a claim related to Hurricane Sandy may not be an easy proposition, but the first step is very easy: Businesses, homeowners and other policyholders that have known losses or anticipated losses should immediately provide notice of the loss to their insurers before any more time elapses.

By John N. Ellison and Luke E. Debevec

6 minute read

August 24, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Thursday, Aug. 17, in ACLU v. NSA in the Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor struck down as illegal and unconstitutional the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program confirmed to exist by President Bush.

By Luke E. Debevec

9 minute read

January 25, 2007 | Law.com

Legal blogs have been up in arms about the remarks of Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Cully Stimson concerning pro bono representation of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

By Luke E. Debevec

7 minute read

April 26, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the investigation into the firing of eight U.S. attorneys unfolds, a scandal within the scandal has emerged.

By Darin McMullen and Luke E. Debevec

8 minute read

September 25, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last week, the Federal Reserve made an unprecedented intervention into the private sector by agreeing to an $85 billion bailout for distressed insurance company American International Group.

By Luke E. Debevec And Jeremy F. Heinnickel

7 minute read

May 25, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

The first installment of this column highlighted legal analysis by blogs about the then-newly revealed warrantless wiretapping program undertaken by the National Security Agency (NSA). Since that time, the president and Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez have insisted that the NSA program was limited to international calls involving persons suspected of ties to terrorism. The rest of us, we were assured, had nothing to worry about so long as we are not al-Qaeda.

By Luke E. Debevec

8 minute read

October 27, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the run-up to Election Day, Republicans have been relentlessly hammering ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, with allegations of widespread voter fraud.

By Luke E. Debevec

11 minute read