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The Legal Intelligencer

No Fiduciary Owed to Plaintiff Under Insurance Policy: Defense

On July 30, 2012, plaintiff Jeremy Smeltz, a man in his 20s, was motorcycling in Marshall Township. A motorist turned left in front of him at an intersection, and Smeltz struck the vehicle and fell off his motorcycle. He claimed foot injuries.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Rulings Favoring Insureds in UM/UIM Coverage Disputes Are 'Stacking' Up

Disputes over the extent of consumers' ability to stack underinsured and uninsured motorist insurance coverage keep popping up in Pennsylvania—and courts keep siding with the insureds.
8 minute read

International Edition

Clyde & Co's US Breakaway Group Launches 35-Strong Firm Across Three Offices

The new law firm will specialise in providing insurance and reinsurance legal advice.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Flagging Insurance Law Firm D'Amato & Lynch Accused of $1M Fraud

An insurance company's lawsuit against the firm says a settlement check was taken at a time when D'Amato & Lynch was experiencing "financial difficulties."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Professional Liability Insurers Impose New Risks on Their Insureds

The Florida Supreme Court could soon decide to reduce protection of attorney-client privileged information for insured professionals increasing their reputational risks.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Insurance Liability: Girard Sharp

Girard Sharp talks about what issues landed the firm on the National Law Journal's 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers list.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

McDermott Adds 8-Partner Insurance Group From Drinker Biddle

The team, based in New York, San Francisco and London, could expand to 15 lawyers and staff making the move from Drinker.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Delaware Courts Take Narrower View of Related Claims Than NY Courts

Courts have wrestled with how to interpret provisions in D&O liability insurance policies defining related claims and interrelated wrongful acts. While New York courts appear to interpret these clauses broadly, recent Delaware case law suggests that Delaware courts will construe the clauses more narrowly. In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard Epstein and Theodore Keyes use the recent case 'Pfizer v. Arch Insurance' to discuss this issue.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

How Organizations Are Addressing the Active Shooter Risk

Wherever a crowd gathers, it may now be reasonable to assume that organizations will be asked by society about measures undertaken to protect patrons and invitees from harm, and if an incident occurs, about the reasonableness of their failure to protect.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Sticks to Pa.'s 'Four-Corners' Rule in Case Over Coverage for Defective Products

A Third Circuit panel rejected a manufacturer's argument that courts look at the facts pleaded in a complaint when considering whether carriers should indemnify them.
4 minute read

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