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Freedom Med. Supply, Inc. v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., PICS Case No. 16-0243 (Pa. Feb. 16, 2016) Todd, J. (14 pages).

By | March 05, 2016
In response to a certified question concerning the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, the court found that §69.43(c) permitted but did not require that reimbursements be calculated predicated on the provider's bill for services or the data collected by the carrier.
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New Jersey Law Journal

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Law.com

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New York Law Journal

Insurance Law Lessons My Father Taught Me

In his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs writes: This column, which has been co-authored for the past 28-plus years, now has a lone author. Conspicuous by its absence is the byline and smiling face of my long-time co-author, and even longer-time father, mentor, law partner, and friend, Norman H. Dachs. It was a distinct privilege, and, indeed, a blessing, to have been able to work side by side with my father, and to learn from his sheer brilliance, ingenuity and skill how to practice law, and how to think, read and write like a lawyer, while at all times being and remaining a gentleman.
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New York Law Journal

Insurance Coverage for Intentional Acts

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Uber has dodged a legal move that would have coordinated more than a dozen lawsuits brought by its drivers over their employment status.
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