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Connecticut Law Tribune

Progressive Hit With Class Action After Allegedly Unlawfully Denying Collision Coverage

"Progressive has implemented a systemic, predetermined refusal to offer optional automobile insurance coverages due to a so-called 'binding restriction' that runs counter to established Massachusetts law that limits the circumstances under which an insurer can refuse to offer optional coverages."
3 minute read

Law.com

First Came the SEC, Now Investors Raise Allegations Against Acadia Healthcare

"It is particularly important that health care providers satisfy these requirements when providing services to a vulnerable patient population, such as residents of an inpatient behavioral health facility," Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's civil division, said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Dallas Court of Appeals Lets Stand Injury Caused by State Farm Payment Delay

The case calls into question the applicability of two recent Texas Supreme Court opinions: Ortiz and Rodriguez.
4 minute read

Law.com

State Appellate Court Affirms $4M Prejudgment Interest Award on $40M Wrongful Death Verdict

"Here, Farmers retained defense counsel to represent Mason against Mabie's wrongful death claim. In doing so, defense counsel became an agent of Farmers for the purposes of defending Mason in this lawsuit. Thus, defense counsel's receipt of Mabie's settlement offer via certified mail constituted receipt by Farmers," wrote Missouri Appellate Judge Edward R. Ardini.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ERISA Class Actions Surge Over Health Plans' Tobacco Surcharges

Three law firms are responsible for eight cases filed since Oct. 3: Siri & Glimstad, Stueve Siegel Hanson and the McClelland Law Firm, according to Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Predicts Pa. High Court's Application of 'Gallagher' and 'Donovan' in 'Mid-Century Insurance v. Werley'

The Third Circuit determined that the household exclusion at issue must be enforced in order to be consistent with current Pennsylvania Supreme Court precedents.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Back-To-Back Hurricanes' Impact on Florida Legal Work Will Go Beyond Usual Suspects

Insurance and homeowners association practices will see increased demand in the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, but lobbying and even criminal and family law could be the subject of heightened interest.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up: Recent Decisions Concerning New York's MVAIC Coverage

This article provides a summary of recent decisions concerning MVAIC coverage.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

After the Decision in 'Ungarean,' Is the Battle of Insurance Coverage for COVID Losses in Pa. Over?

Many will interpret the Ungarean decision as the death knell for insurance policyholders' hopes of obtaining business interruption coverage for COVID-19 losses under Pennsylvania law, but a careful reading reveals the decision's limited scope.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Holland & Knight Snags 2 Insurance Partners in New York and Philadelphia From Goodwin

Holland & Knight is refilling its office in Philadelphia after a raid from Polsinelli in July, along with another partner addition in New York. Both lawyers have been working together in the insurtech space since 2018 and jumped over from Goodwin Procter.
3 minute read

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