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Supreme Court's Latest Construction Defect Decision and Its Impact on Construction Insurance Claims

The issue of whether a 558 notice serves as a “claim” under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, such as the one issued by Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co. (C&F) in Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance, No. SC16-1420, 2017 WL 6379535 (Fla. Dec. 14, 2017), has finally been resolved and construction defect claimants can expect earlier participation from their carriers.
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The Legal Intelligencer

The 'Textalyzer'—A Tool to Combat Distracted Driving or an Invasion of Privacy?

The "textalyzer" is a device being developed for law enforcement to determine driver smartphone use at the time of, or just before, a crash. It is named after the breathalyzer, which provides police with a reasonably reliable way to make a roadside determination of whether a driver had consumed alcohol and an estimation of blood alcohol level.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Three Ways to Keep a Lawyer's Retirement From Being Scary

Every practice must decide for itself the criteria for determining when it is time for an attorney to transition, based on the demands and realities of the particular practice.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Chapter 558 Ruled a 'Suit' Under Standard Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies

On Dec. 14, 2017, in Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance, No. SC15-1420 (Dec. 14, 2017), the Florida Supreme Court held that the pre-suit notice of claim process under Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes is a “suit” as defined by standard Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies, and thus, could require insurance companies to provide their insureds a defense through that process and prior to the commencement of formal litigation or arbitration.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Danger of Normalized Malignancy: Attorneys Must Speak Out

We, as lawyers, have a heightened duty to speak out about aberrant presidential behavior that threatens to erode our very democracy.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Year in Review: The EPA and the Trump Administration

President Donald Trump took office last January with a keen focus on minimizing regulatory burdens imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In the first months of his presidency, Trump took aim at many Obama-era regulations, issuing a spate of executive orders promoting deregulation, reduced regulatory costs, energy independence, expedited environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and economic growth.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Marijuana Memo Raises Need for Lawyers' Involvement

Steven Cash writes: The rule of law depends on lawyers. That is why, in the wake of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind Obama-era policies that sidestepped the tension between federal and state laws related to marijuana, a reasonable and critical step is to ensure that lawyers can help maintain that rule of law.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding Pa.'s PFA and How We Must Work to Protect Our Clients

Domestic violence became a part of Pennsylvania law on Dec. 6, 1976. It was difficult to accept the fact that ongoing and accepted behavior between spouses in long-term marriages that had gone on for decades was now a civil tort.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Environmental Cases in the Pennsylvania Appellate Courts During 2017

The Pennsylvania appellate courts decided about two dozen cases that one could call “environmental” last year. A brief review follows that necessarily…
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Masterpiece Cakeshop v. CCRC': A Difficult Balance for Justices

The Supreme Court has again been asked to resolve a closely watched dispute involving discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The court heard oral argument in December in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which, unlike prior challenges in this area, involves the First Amendment.
5 minute read

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