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Get Busy Living Sol. LLC v. Main Line Ins. Office Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0756 (Pa. Super. May 23, 2016) (memorandum) Dubow, J. (25 pages).

Insurer was not obligated to provide notice of cancellation or nonrenewal of insurance policy on commercial property prior to lapse of policy term, where insurer provided insured with quote for renewal that was not accepted by insured. Summary judgment affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Erie Ins. Exch. v. Bristol, PICS Case No. 16-0753 (Pa. Super. May 27, 2016) (memorandum) Olson, J. (18 pages).

Insured's demand for arbitration and selection of an arbitrator did not toll the statute of limitations on a claim for uninsured motorist benefits. Summary judgment affirmed.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Court OKs Russia as Forum for Real Estate Dispute

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a clause in a contract that mandates that any dispute by resolved by Russians courts is enforceable, even though there is little likelihood that one of the parties will return to Russia to resolve the dispute.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Affidavit of Merit Not Needed for Communication Mix-up

The Appellate Division has reinstated a legal malpractice suit against the Cranford law firm Krevsky, Silber & Bergen, finding its alleged failure to communicate with its client is subject to the common knowledge exception to the affidavit of merit statute.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cadles of Grassy Meadows, II, LLC v. Bet Shavei-Tzion, PICS Case No. 16-0757 (Pa. Super. June 7, 2016) (memorandum) Dubow, J. (12 pages).

Trial court properly found a promissory note and mortgage in default and lifted all stays with respect to foreclosure and sale as to a 95-acre property owned by religious institution and used as collateral for a loan by a cemetery association. Affirmed.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Oil Exploration Company's Demand for Tax Refund Fails in Texas Supreme Court

The Texas Supreme Court on Friday turned down an oil company's bid for a large tax exemption and held that Southwest Royalties Inc.'s purchases of casing, tubing, other well equipment and associated services were not exempt from sales taxes available to certain manufacturers.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Take Up Autism Exclusions to Insurance Coverage

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review whether insurers can exclude autism-related services from coverage.
9 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Expand False Claims Act Liability—With Conditions

Health providers, medical and drug companies, educational institutions and others who contract with the federal government avoided a major defeat Thursday when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a contested theory of liability under the government's chief fraud-fighting law, but imposed limits on its use.
20 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Thomas Sweeps Precedents Aside in Indian Law Case

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is known to have his doubts about stare decisis, the doctrine of standing by precedents. The late Justice Antonin Scalia once said that Thomas "doesn't believe in stare decisis, period." Practitioners know that he is the justice most receptive to pleas to overturn undesirable precedents. Thomas's concurrence in an Indian law case June 13 may take the cake.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Contempt Ruling Rejected Against Parole Board

An appeals court Wednesday reversed a Supreme Court justice's civil contempt finding against the state Board of Parole for the way it decided whether a convicted murderer should be released after nearly 30 years in prison.
2 minute read

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