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Texas Lawyer

Lifetime Achievement: J. Mark Lawless, McGuireWoods

Lawless is credited with helping to establish the policyholder insurance bar in Texas at a time when insurance cost recovery work was routinely sent…
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Opens Citizens Property Insurance to Claims for Consequential Damages

The prolonged litigation from a property insurance claim involving damage to several apartment buildings caused by Hurricane Frances in 2004 recently yielded a precedent-setting ruling and a certified question to the Florida Supreme Court by the state's Fifth District Court of Appeal.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Circuit Settles Coverage Fight Over Stranger-Originated Life Insurance Policies

Relying on the New Jersey Supreme Court's answer to its certified question earlier this year, the Third Circuit has ruled on a dispute between Sun Life and Wells Fargo over a stranger-originated life insurance policy.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New Change to PIP Policies Seen as Encouraging More Policyholders to Head to Court

Critics say the changes will spur a wave of litigation over which driver is at fault in auto accidents, but supporters say they aid lower-income motorists with recovery of unreimbursed medical costs.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Coverage in the Wake of the New York Child Victims Act and Sex Abuse Lawsuits

While coverage ultimately turns on the specific facts and allegations, the policy language, and applicable state law, policyholders should be aware of key considerations and best practices to maximize coverage in sexual abuse cases.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Duty to Defend: Contrasting Coverage and Contracts

This article discusses the nature and nuances of the duty to defend.
7 minute read

International Edition

Eleven Firms Win Spots On £64M Government Legal Panel

The Crown Commercial Service has selected a host of specialist and full-service law firms to deliver advice on costs law.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices OK Unregistered Driver Exclusions in Auto Insurance Policies

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that unregistered driver exclusions in insurance policies do not violate the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law or public policy.
3 minute read

International Edition

Insurance Duo Win Ministry Of Defence Contracts Worth £10M

The two firms will handle litigation matters for the MoD on thousands of compensation claims made against it each year.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Won't Probe Alleged Conflict of Interest in UM Arbitration Award

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has refused to disturb an arbitration award in an uninsured motorist dispute, letting stand two lower court rulings rejecting allegations that the arbitrator and an insurance company lawyer involved in the case had a financial relationship that affected the outcome.
4 minute read

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