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Daily Business Review

Miami Litigator's Client Loses Against Insurer After Focusing on Attorney Fees

The Third District Court of Appeal ruled in favor of the insurer, United Services Automobile Association, on cross-motions for summary judgment after finding the company did not breach its contract.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. and Federal Law Protects Patients, Medical Providers During Pandemic

Insurance companies and large for-profit health care companies have recently tried to take improper advantage of the pandemic by hiring high-priced lobbyists to advocate for broad blanket immunity for the owners of health care facilities.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Leveraging Cyber Insurance To Mitigate the Economic Impact of Cyber Incidents

Given the increasing frequency and costs of cyber incidents, there is growing demand for insurance policies that cover associated first-party and third-party expenses and losses.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cyber Coverage for Penalties Imposed Under the SHIELD Act

This article examines the SHIELD Act, and the requirements it imposes on businesses. It also discusses the current state of the law regarding the insurability of civil fines and penalties in New York, and its implications on whether coverage would be permitted for penalties imposed under the SHIELD Act.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Insurer Opposes Restaurant Owner's King's Bench Petition in Pa. Business Interruption Case

An insurer sued in a coverage dispute over whether it should compensate a restaurant owner over loss of business due to COVID-19 closures has urged the Pennsylvania Supreme Court not to fast-track its review of the case.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Fee Awards for Preparing Fee Petitions Once Again OK'd—This Time Under MVFRL

"As [75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 1798(b)], by its language, seeks to deter the unreasonable denial of claims by the insurer, an award of fees for preparing the fee petition promotes the specific purposes of the statute involved," Judge John L. Musmanno wrote for the unanimous three-judge Superior Court panel.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Changes to Legal Malpractice Coverage: Just What the Doctor Ordered

An expert suggests that attorneys should disclose the coverage levels of their legal malpractice insurance to their physician clients, and that the minimum legal malpractice coverage held by an attorney defending a medical malpractice litigation should be increased to $5 million.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Amid COVID-19, Georgia Lawyers and Insurers Should Expect 'More Chaos'

There is significant ambiguity as to which insurers will cover COVID-19 claims; the specific treatments that will be covered; and whether out-of-network treatment will be fully covered.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Transamerica Gets Preliminary Sign-Off on Settlement of Overcharge Claims

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Monday gave preliminary approval to a deal that requires Transamerica Life Insurance Co. to establish a fund of up to $88 million for certain life insurance policyholders.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

From General Counsel to President: A Q&A With Crawford & Company's Joseph Blanco

Blanco, a former naval officer and Big Law attorney, talks about taking on a new role, why more in-house leaders are being elevated to executive positions and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected his job and industry.
7 minute read

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