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New York Law Journal

The Problems With Insurance for COVID-19 Victims and How To Fix Them

The country needs a workable and economically feasible solution that honors contracts and serves both customers and insurers.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Despite Previous Remand, Justices Won't Hear Second Appeal in Motorcycle UIM Case

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, citing its landmark decision in 'Gallagher v. Geico,' had previously vacated and remanded a Superior Court ruling affirming the denial of underinsured motorist coverage for a plaintiff who was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car. But now the justices have refused to hear a second appeal after the Superior Court found that 'Gallagher' had no bearing on the case.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Availability of Insurance Coverage for Immediate Coronavirus Losses

This article focuses on coverage for the immediate losses caused by coronavirus, including loss of revenue to businesses suddenly devoid of customers, businesses dealing with disrupted supply chains, and businesses forced to shutter either by concern for public health or by explicit government order.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

French Quarter Landmark Offers Test of COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage

Business owners are asking if they have insurance for shutting down due to the coronavirus. Attorney Joshua Whisler reports a New Orleans restaurant is setting up a test case.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

COVID-19 and Business Insurance: NJ Legislation Still in Play

A-3844, which would compel insurance companies to cover claims by New Jersey small business owners, remains a work in progress, according to its primary sponsors.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Social Inflation's Impact on the Insurance Industry

In his 1977 Chairman's letter to stockholders, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett advised that costs in the insurance sector were expected to rise. One reason he offered was "social inflation" which he described as "a broadening definition by society and juries of what is covered by insurance policies."
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Risk Allocation for Economic Losses from Coronavirus Disease 2019

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is causing unprecedented disruptions to the U.S. economy, and government officials and health professionals expect that these could continue through September.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: Pillsbury Winthrop's Tamara Bruno

"Make yourself indispensable. Identify a role that you can effectively fill as a partner, whether it's in an emerging or in-demand specialty, a geographic area, a major client relationship or some combination."
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trial Judge Says Delay Damages Apply to UIM Jury Verdicts—but Only on Policy Limits

"We find delay damages on a UIM claim submitted to a jury for a verdict are recoverable," Monroe County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Williamson wrote in a March 4 opinion. "To do otherwise, would give insurance companies no incentive to settle UIM claims other than for less than the policy limits, even where, as here, there was potential for a verdict well in excess of policy limits."
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Despite 'Serious Misgivings,' Court Says It's Bound by Its Own Auto Insurance Precedent

The Pennsylvania Superior Court said that, despite "serious reservations" about a prior appeals panel's analysis, it was bound by the panel's ruling to find that an employee is covered under his employer's insurance for an accident that occurred while he was using his own vehicle in the scope of his employment.
5 minute read

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