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The Legal Intelligencer

US Judge Declines to Extend 'Seismic' Pa. Supreme Court Decision on Denial of Stacking

The decision, which may be the first word from the federal courts on the hotly debated issue, appears to contradict a growing trend in Pennsylvania law.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

US Judges Send 'Unsettled' Insurance Law Questions Back to Phila. State Court

"Those two cases show that the federal judges are more and more inclined to remand state law issues when it's a pure declaratory judgment action involving insurance coverage," said Scott Cooper, an attorney in one of the matters. "Even if there's diversity, the judge still has discretion on whether to take the case or not."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Rosa': 'Causally Related' Is Insufficient To Establish Serious Injury

The rule of 'Rosa' and its progeny as interpreted by the trial courts is that mere medical pronouncement that injuries are causally related to the accident is not enough to create an issue of fact to defeat summary judgment.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Hodge' Brings Circuits into Alignment on Mortgage Fraud Claims

The False Claims Act is a powerful tool that the government can use to address sweeping frauds. After 'Hodge,' it can prove aggregate losses that result from a pattern of fraudulent conduct.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Never Busier': Ronald Kammer Traces the Evolution of Florida Insurance Litigation

The Miami-based litigator and Hinshaw & Culbertson law partner has made a name for himself by specializing in a practice he calls "ever-changing" for more than three decades.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Litigation Department of the Year, Insurance: Anderson Kill

Anderson Kill has always been a collegial firm in which young attorneys are accorded an unusual degree of responsibility, autonomy, and respect.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The New Restatement of Liability Insurance Law: Straightening Out Some Mischaracterizations

I have been a member of The American Law Institute, the "author" of the Restatements, for more than a decade, and I feel compelled to comment on some recent articles that compare the new Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance (RLLI) to insurance coverage law in a particular state.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Law

In this Special Report: "D&O Liability Insurance: What Will Impact Be of a Kinder, Gentler Corporation?," "Using Unfair Claim Settlement Statutes To Prove Bad Faith," "Time for Insurers To Face the Consequences of Consequential Damages," "Investments by Insurers: How They're Regulated and Why It Matters" and "Legal Finance: A Critical Tool for Policyholders and Their Lawyers."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Finance: A Critical Tool for Policyholders and Their Lawyers

For both policyholders and their lawyers, legal finance can make it easier and less risky to pursue recoveries on valid insurance claims.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Time for Insurers To Face the Consequences of Consequential Damages

The First Department issued a clear decision that policyholders may recover the consequential damages, including attorney fees, caused by the bad-faith dilatory practices all too often employed by insurance companies.
7 minute read

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