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Daily Business Review

Court: Public Adjuster Not 'Disinterested Appraiser' for Homeowner

The Fourth District Court of Appeal rules for State Farm in a dispute over a homeowner's 's decision to hire a public adjuster as his appraiser as well.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Fundamentally Unfair': Geico Challenges $2.1M Judgment in Suit It Didn't Know About

Geico's lawyer pushed back against the default judgment in front of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the insurer had no knowledge of the case.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Watch Out for New Calif. Laws Affecting Employers Relating to Health Coverage

There are two new laws governing employee benefits that will affect employers with California employees beginning Jan. 1, 2020: a new individual health coverage mandate and a new notice requirement related to flexible spending accounts.
6 minute read

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

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