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Kemp v. Mut. Benefit Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 15-0517 (C.P. Monroe Jan. 14, 2015) Williamson J. (7 pages).

By | April 07, 2015
In this action to obtain UM/UIM coverage and bad-faith damages, although defendant-insurer would be prejudiced by joining the bad faith and contractual claims during trial, those concerns did not outweigh the countervailing interests of avoiding piecemeal litigation and delay. Defendant's motion to sever the bad faith claims granted.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Upholds New Jersey PIP Regulations

A New Jersey appeals court has rejected the latest attempt by health care providers, their lobbyists and the plaintiffs bar to challenge personal injury protection regulations issued by the state Department of Banking and Insurance.
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Daily Business Review

Auto Theft Claim Ends Up Costing State Farm $546,000

Auto insurer State Farm lost a 12-year fight after denying a $25,000 auto theft claim by a couple in Miami Gardens.
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Supreme Court Brief

Justices Struggle Over Confederate Flag License Plates

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed eager on Monday to find a way to let Texas keep the Confederate flag off its specialty license plates, as the justices heard lively oral arguments in a knotty First Amendment dispute.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Wacker-Ciocco v. GEICO

By | March 19, 2015
No Simultaneous UIM/Bad Faith Claims Despite Some Discovery About Bad Faith
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Supreme Court Brief

Brief of the Week: Defending Offensive Speech

Amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court usually don't cite comedians like Chris Rock and Richard Pryor. But a coalition of self-proclaimed "boorish and crass" individuals did just that—and made barbs of its own—in a brief that reminds the justices that offensive speech is constitutional.
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Supreme Court Brief

Docket Chat: Former Marshall Clerk to Argue for Pro-Confederate Group

The lawyer who will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Sons of Confederate Veterans on March 23 is R. James George Jr., a former law clerk to the late Justice Thurgood Marshall.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lawyers Say Documents Show GM 'Fraud' and Cover-Up

By | March 16, 2015
During a news conference Monday, lawyers in a Georgia lawsuit against General Motors Co. said they have documents showing GM was engaged in a "strong case of fraud" and a cover-up of its fatal ignition-switch problems.
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Daily Business Review

15 Minutes Proofreading Could Have Saved $50,000 for a Driver Suing Geico

A state appeals court faults a noteworthy typo in a $50,000 settlement offer for erasing a $196,000 jury award and attorney fees on a policyholder's accident claim.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Carter v. Peerless Indemn. Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 15-0323 (Pa. Super. Feb. 13, 2015) (memorandum) Strassburger, J. (8 pages).

By | March 10, 2015
Automotive • Underinsured Motorist Coverage • Reasonable Expectation of Coverage • "Driver" Designation
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