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Covington Swipes Mishcon Insurance Disputes Head for New Practice Launch in London

The latest hire comes as the firm's London office also gained two new partners in this year's promotion round.
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International Edition

Asia Pacific Hires: Global Firms Kick Off Q4 with Flurry of Team Hires Across the Region

Kennedys has expanded in New Zealand by taking over a specialist dispute resolution firm in the country's capital Wellington. Partners Alistair…
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New York Law Journal

Serious Injuries Update

Using case law, the authors discuss the requirements bringing a lawsuit under Insurance Law §5102(d).
19 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Expands Insurers' Rights by Holding That Insurers Are 'Parties in Interest' in Bankruptcy Proceedings

"In the insurance space, no decision was more highly-anticipated than that issued in 'Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company,'" according to Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

High-Profile Sports Insurance Fraud Rings: A Recent Conviction

"Plainly, many believe that even audacious, high profile insurance fraud schemes will go unnoticed," write Michael A. Sirignano and Jennifer Abreu.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Tractor Supply Co. Accused of Implementing Unlawful 'Tobacco Surcharges' in ERISA Class Action

The plaintiff maintains that she was a regular, full-time employee who worked as an outfitter support specialist, and was required to pay the tobacco surcharge to maintain health insurance coverage.
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Law.com

Judge Sides With Dollar Tree, Liquid Breath Drops Manufacturer in Dispute Over 'Pollution Exclusion'

"When considered in the context of the entire policy here, Atain's broad interpretation of the Total Pollution Exclusion as it pertains to C.T.'s claims yields an absurd result," U.S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry of the Eastern District of Missouri said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Divided Pa. High Court Allows Medical Providers' Civil Lawsuits for Unpaid Workers' Comp Benefits

In Elite Care RX v. Premier Comp Solutions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to address where a health care provider can pursue a claim against an insurer for unpaid medical bills incurred by injured workers receiving workers' compensation benefits. Must a provider go through the administrative processes of Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act (the act), or could it pursue a civil lawsuit?
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Law.com

Allstate Sues String of Pharmacies Over Alleged Insurance Fraud

"As part of the scheme to defraud alleged herein, the pharmacy defendants entered into illegal kickback arrangements with no-fault clinics in the New York metropolitan area and unlicensed laypersons who work at or are associated with the no-fault clinics pursuant to which the no-fault clinics prescribed expensive, pre-formulated topical pain creams, gels, lotions and ointments dispensed and billed at exorbitant prices by [the pharmacies]," the complaint said.
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Law.com

'Data Breach' Insurance Policy Does Not Extend to Biometric Information Collection, Appellate Court Holds

The majority said the allegations in the lawsuit "do not even potentially fall within the policy's coverage" and said Lloyd's policy for Tony's would only cover data breaches involving unauthorized access to Tony's biometric data.
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