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New Jersey Law Journal

Vendor's Products Liability Coverage: An Option for Malware-Based Cyber Breaches

Cyber-attacks are in the news every day, yet too many businesses lack adequate coverage. Businesses should carefully analyze whether they have potential products liability claims that may be asserted where software defects played a role in the cyber-attack.
9 minute read

The Recorder

UC Reaches $84.5 Million Deal to Settle Lawrence Lab Retirees' Benefits Suit

The plaintiffs, former employees of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seeking to get the University of California to make good on an alleged implied contract for guaranteed lifetime health benefits, have scored two wins at the Court of Appeal during nearly a decade of litigation.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trial Judge: 'Gallagher' Doesn't Apply Where Insureds Waived Stacking

A Columbia County trial judge has ruled that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's landmark ruling from earlier this year in Gallagher v. Geico barred insurers from using the household exclusion to block stacked underinsured motorist coverage that had already been paid for, but did not apply in situations where stacking was voluntarily waived by the insureds.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Outstanding Verification Requests and the '120-Day' Denial

With certain exceptions, an insurer (for claims for services on or after April 1, 2013) may be permitted to deny a claim if the applicant fails to properly respond to the verification request within 120 days of the initial request. In his No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay discusses the impact of this rule and cases addressing it.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Insurer Bad Faith—Stop the Blame Game

This article asks the question: Should a liability insurer in Florida be allowed to blame retained defense counsel for the insurer's bad faith? The answer is no.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Former Housing Authority Director Lacks Standing in Benefits Challenge, Judge Says

"It is HUD's prerogative to enforce the strictures of the [Housing Choice Voucher Program] on [public housing authorities], and it is worth noting that ... the agency has taken no steps to intervene," Judge Robert Kugler said.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Two Years After Hurricane Irma, Berger Singerman Team Lands Insurance Money

Commercial real estate owners turn to the law firm's insurance practice group when claims go sour.
2 minute read

Legal Week

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Needs Insurance Against Climate Risks, Says Clyde & Co

The Great Barrier Reef is both a World Heritage site and an economic asset that provides jobs, income and government revenue. Therefore, it should be insured against catastrophic events to guarantee its longterm resilience, the report says.
3 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Great Barrier Reef Needs Insurance Against Climate Risks, Says Clyde & Co

The Great Barrier Reef is both a World Heritage site and an economic asset that provides jobs, income and government revenue. Therefore, it should be insured against catastrophic events to guarantee its long-term resilience, the report says.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Sayles' Decision by Pa. Supreme Court Illustrates Continued Judicial Activism

Over the past several years, the plaintiffs bar made an organized push to support various candidates running for seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, with many of those candidates winning their elections.
9 minute read

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