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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

National Law Journal

Ex-Mississippi AG Jim Hood Joins DC Boutique Weisbrod Matteis & Copley

Hood, who helped recover billions for disaster victims as attorney general, said the pace of damaging storms suggests there will be plenty of work available as he ramps up, and his new firm has been fielding COVID-19 queries amid the pandemic.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Hears In-Person Arguments, Observing Social Distancing

A spokesman for the state's highest court said arguments, heard by all seven judges, were not open to public spectators.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

2019 Auto Insurance Complaint Rankings

In his Insurance Law column, Jonathan A. Dachs presents his annual report on the State of New York Department of Financial Services' recently published 2019 Automobile Insurance Complaint Ranking.
15 minute read

The American Lawyer

For Some Practices, Coronavirus Uncertainty Is Bringing a Spike in Demand

Belt-tightening may be unavoidable for the legal industry, but law firms with highly regarded employment, cybersecurity, health care and insurance practices are fielding a surge of inquiries right now.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Insurance Companies to Be Blocked From Using Genetic Information

Federal law already prevents health insurers from using genetic information in underwriting policies and in setting premiums. But the prohibition doesn't apply to life insurance or long-term care coverage.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

COVID-19 Outbreak: Time for a Business Health Checkup

Given the global economy and China's role as the world's manufacturing superpower, the outbreak of COVID-19, the disease associated with the novel coronavirus, poses a significant threat to businesses.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurance Claims, Litigation Likely to Follow Coronavirus Business Interruptions, Lawyers Say

Norton Rose Fulbright partner Neel Lane of San Antonio, who represents major insurance companies, said, "The more I think about it, the more that I can imagine various sorts of insurance claims based on the pandemic that we are experiencing."
4 minute read

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