By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
Since 1988, there have been over 120 published cases that deal with some aspect of the verbal threshold. These cases are listed here in chronological order by subject matter.
By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
This year, there were no new cases dealing with the verbal threshold; however, there were two new cases from the Supreme Court dealing with motor vehicle accidents: Cooper Hospital (Collateral Sources: Medicare) and Stewart (Tort Claims Act: Dangerous Condition of Public Property). In addition, there have been two new statutes relating to automobile insurance.
By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
The triple pillars of the system are the Compulsory Insurance Law (which requires liability insurance), the No Fault Act (which requires Personal Injury Protection benefits) and the Uninsured Motorist Act (which requires uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage).
By Gerald H. Baker | February 13, 2023
I recommended that the Legislature amend the insurance statutes to provide that the minimum liability and UM/UIM coverage for automobiles and all motor vehicles be increased to $100,000. The action of the Legislature in increasing the compulsory insurance limits to $25/50,000 on Jan. 1, 2023 and $35/70,000 on Jan. 1, 2026 is welcome, but is not enough.
By Lisa Willis | February 10, 2023
"The majority's failure to recognize this ambiguity will result in a financial burden on insureds of limited economic means," Justice Jorge Labarga wrote.
By Emily Saul | February 10, 2023
Matthew Jones is a fourth-general lawyer in his family's more than century-old firm, which represents mostly insurance carriers and self-insured employers.
By Jason Grant | February 10, 2023
The lawsuit, filed in March 2021, alleges that the 35 linked Madison Square Garden companies paid "millions of dollars in premiums," but "instead of honoring their obligations, the Insurers have paid nothing for the MSG Insureds' losses."
By Lisa Willis | February 8, 2023
"It's nice to get some law, more clarity on that particular issue," appellate counsel Sara Sandler Cromer said.
By Allison Dunn | February 8, 2023
"In the court's view, the allegations here are broad enough to reasonably sketch a claim that Partington had a mistaken but reasonable belief that it was authorized to cut the trees," the court said. "Such a claim would be for property damage arising out of an occurrence, meaning it would be a 'loss [that] fits the expectation of protective insurance reasonably generated by the terms of the policy,' thus triggering Nautilus's duty to defend."
By Marianna Wharry | February 7, 2023
"Relative to the first alleged breach, and as explained in more detail in the factual background, Shaw's and Nagel's communications with Nixer Comp were efforts to promote and pitch the PayGo software as the best solution to meet Nixer Comp's needs. They did not divulge, let alone transfer, confidential or proprietary information of the PayGo software or of PayGo, LLC during the April 2020 meeting or in other communications with Nixer Comp or MIS," Cabell wrote.
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