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Drew Eckl Opens Albany Office

The firm's Albany office, formed by absorbing a two-partner firm, is its second branch office outside Atlanta—and its first new location in more than 20 years.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Controversial 'AOB' Changes Get on Track in Senate After Overhaul

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted 5-3 to approve the proposal, which Chairman Doug Broxson overhauled after an earlier version did not have enough support to get out of the committee.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Mayer Brown Bolsters Insurance Practice With Dentons, DLA Piper Hires

Mayer Brown has hired a three-partner group from Dentons and the former leader of DLA Piper's Asia corporate practice.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Biometrics and the New Wave of Class Action Lawsuits

With the passing of BIPA in 2008, Illinois became the first state to regulate the collection and storing of biometrics information.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Geico, Allstate, USAA Remove Stacking Class Actions to Federal Court

Defendants in a cluster of class action lawsuits filed in the wake of a "seismic" Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on stacking have removed the cases to federal court.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Choice of Law Can Be Key When Fighting Life Insurance Fraud

In his Insurance Fraud column, Evan H. Krinick discusses a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 'AEI Life v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.', which highlights the importance of knowing which state incontestability statute applies to a challenge to a stranger-originated life insurance policy.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Insured's Counsel Was Only Connection To California, So Court Transfers Venue

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that where the only factor tying a case brought in the Northern District of California was the location of the insured's lawyer, venue should be transferred to where the insured resided.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Insureds' Misrepresentations in Coverage Litigation Do Not Count

Can an insurer cite an insured's alleged misrepresentation made during the post-denial coverage litigation, as a basis to invoke the fraud clause and bring an IFPA claim?
9 minute read

International Edition

Transfer Window: Hires for Dentons, Clifford Chance and DLA Piper

This week's lateral moves also include a number of hires for Dentons.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Homeowners May Not Add Bad Faith Claim To Punish Insurer For Removing 'Faulty Concrete' Case To Federal Court

          A federal district court in Connecticut has ruled…
4 minute read

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