The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kenneth E. Sharperson and Bradley A. (Brad) Baldwin | July 27, 2022
This article briefly discusses these policy conditions, which may not be well known to insureds, so that a coverage assessment is limited to the merits of a claim and not a failure to satisfy policy conditions.
By Colleen Murphy | July 27, 2022
An uninsured motorist claim brought in Morris County yielded a $750,000 settlement on June 13 for a man injured when a rock crashed through his windshield…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Twilla and Kathleen P. Dapper | July 26, 2022
Pennsylvania bad-faith lawyers are all too familiar with the tortured history and anticlimactic outcome of the Berg v. Nationwide case. In part because of the issues before the court and in part because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did not reach a majority disposition, Pennsylvania's highest court did not issue a binding, precedential decision in Berg—leaving for another day the question of an insurance company's duties when repairing a vehicle damaged in an accident.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark W. Tanner and Peter M. Newman | July 26, 2022
Third-party bad faith claims typically arise from a common fact pattern: an insured defendant, hit with an excess verdict because his insurer refused to make a reasonable settlement offer, assigns to the plaintiff the right to bring a bad faith claim against the insurer.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael Kassak and Adam Berardi | July 25, 2022
Beyond the devastating physical toll, the opioid epidemic has had severe economic consequences on the nation as well. A bipartisan congressional report issued earlier this year found that the opioid epidemic costs the United States roughly $1 trillion a year.
Law.com | How I Made It|Profile|Q&A
By Tasha Norman | July 22, 2022
"You need to be in the trenches with your clients and understand what makes them excited. If you can do that while exceeding expectations, strong lasting relationships can be formed."
By ALM Staff | July 21, 2022
This lawsuit was surfaced on Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Courtney C.T. Horrigan, Elizabeth L. Taylor and Kya R. Coletta | July 21, 2022
The California court's interpretation turns the duty to defend on its head by going beyond the words in the complaint to infer the plaintiffs' case theory, rather than construing defense coverage broadly to protect the policyholder.
By ALM Staff | July 21, 2022
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
By Paul Hodkinson | July 19, 2022
The move sent 'shockwaves' as it could mean insurers try to avoid lawsuits by ending professional indemnity cover for law firms advising claimants.
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