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The Recorder

9th Circuit Confirms That Intentional Act Was No 'Accident,' Even If Injury Was Unintended

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that, under California law, there is no insurance coverage for a lawsuit alleging intentional conduct, even if the insured did not intend to cause injury.
3 minute read

International Edition

UK Top 50 Firm Latest To Launch In Belfast

The insurance specialist is the latest firm to launch in Belfast via a merger.
2 minute read

The Recorder

GEICO Loses Appeal to Overturn $1 Million Bad Faith Award

An appellate court in California has rejected an appeal by GEICO General Insurance Company from a judgment awarding $1 million in punitive damages for GEICO's bad faith breach of an insurance contract.
5 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Court: Insurer Can't Rely on Policy's Forum Selection Clause Added Post-Accident

A Delaware trial court has denied an insurer's motion to dismiss a lawsuit on the basis of a forum selection clause that the insurer added to the insured's policy after she was involved in the accident that was the subject of her suit.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Autonomous Vehicles Will Change Car Insurance — But Not As Much As You Think

When it comes to coverage, the insurance industry is not new to big and abrupt changes – including autonomous vehicles.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Walking in Your Client's Shoes

OP-ED: Good health indeed is a fleeting thing, and as advocates we must remember that we cannot truly appreciate our clients' circumstances, unless we have walked in their shoes.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court: Law Enforcement Policy Barred Coverage of Claim Over Police Officer's Driving

A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that an auto exclusion in a law enforcement insurance policy issued to a city precluded coverage of a claim alleging that negligent or reckless driving by a city police officer had caused a fatal accident.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Litigation Departments of the Year — Midsize Firms

Bilzin Sumberg, Fowler White Burnett and Berger Singerman are recognized for their work in 2018.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

FEMA Didn't Waive Proof-of-Loss Requirement After Superstorm Sandy, 3rd Circuit Rules in Flood Insurance Case

The Third Circuit has rejected an appeal by an insured under a standard flood insurance policy where the insured failed to timely submit a “signed and sworn” proof of loss.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Eye Extension of Highmark, UPMC Consent Decree

The debate focused on the language of the agreement's modification provision, and whether the state attorney general's duty to safeguard the public interest allowed the state to push for significant modifications to the agreement.
5 minute read

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