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The Legal Intelligencer

Court: Contractor Overhead, Profit Rightly Excluded From Insurance Settlement

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that general contractor overhead and profit (GCOP) was not required to be factored into two homeowners' actual cash value settlements with their insurer for water damage to their properties.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Eight-Year Title Insurance Case 'Not Very Sexy' but Yields $4.2M Verdict

The winning lead counsel, Bryan Knight of Knight Johnson, was quick to acknowledge that “real estate cases are not very sexy.” But, he added, “any verdict of this size is a little sexy.”
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Gives Insurers Weapon Against Restaurants That Serve Intoxicated Patrons

The Third Circuit has ruled that an insurer could bring an action for contribution under state law against a restaurant that allegedly overserved alcohol to its insured, rejecting the restaurant's claim that the Dram Shop law precluded the insurer's suit.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Opioid Maker Can't Dodge Overprescribing Lawsuit Filed by Aetna

Insys, the manufacturer of the fentanyl drug Subsys, used most commonly for cancer patients, encouraged doctors to prescribe the painkiller for uses other than those approved by the FDA, Aetna alleged.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

States' Efforts to Ban Balance Billing Practices Is No 'Surprise'

Beyond a routine annual check-up and an apple a day in hopes of keeping the doctor away, individuals enrolled in private health benefit plans generally are not keen to see the inside of a hospital or emergency department.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating Liens in Third-Party Liability Actions in Personal Injury Cases

Attorneys who handle personal injury cases are not only confronted with the facts in the underlying third-party action—but also with the responsibility to investigate and resolve liens associated with treatment provided for the injuries alleged by the plaintiff.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Flood Insurance: Just Because You Have It, Doesn't Mean You're Protected

With hurricane season upon us, and the severe storms of the last few years fresh in our minds, property owners should think about whether they need flood insurance.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Declaratory Judgment Actions in Faulty Workmanships Claim Submissions

No matter how much lipstick claimants and policyholders put on claims arising from faulty workmanship, they still remain a nonoccurrence under CGL policies.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gulf Increases Between NY and NJ Insurance Coverage Law

The 'Honeywell' and 'Keyspan' decisions starkly demonstrate the fundamental difference in insurance philosophy between the two states.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Too Drunk to Ride? Ride-Sharing Services May Drop Loyal Clients

With ride-share services appealing increasingly to late-night partygoers, Uber seems to be taking more seriously the risks associated with these passengers—particularly the drunk ones.
4 minute read

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