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The Recorder

California Continues To Broaden “Professional Services” Exclusion In Insurance Policies

In a case involving a break-in at a San Francisco car dealership, a federal court found that the "professional services" exclusion in Bay One Security's commercial general liability insurance policy applied.
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The Recorder

Does Cyberinsurance Cover Phishing Scams? Ask Your Local Federal Court

Federal courts are split on whether computer fraud provisions in cyberinsurance policies cover the actions of employees tricked into sending funds to cybercriminals. The Ninth Circuit is among the courts that have ruled that computer fraud policies don't cover those situations.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Cooley Adds to East Coast Bench With Two 'Insurtech' Pros

Heidi Lawson and Greg Hoffnagle are leaving Mintz Levin to join Cooley as the latter seeks to build out litigation, regulatory and insurance expertise in Boston and New York.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Class Action Over Allegedly Bogus Insurance Product Should Not Have Been Blocked, 2nd Circuit Says

District Judge Paul Gardephe conflated the merits of the claims with the issue of standing on an issue in a New York State insurance law that isn't settled by state courts yet.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Excess Insurer's Rights Against a Primary Insurer Under Pennsylvania Law

The relationship between primary and excess liability insurers has been characterized as “unusual.”
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut High Court: Landlord's Insurer Can Sue Tenants for Damage

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that a landlord's insurer could use the doctrine of equitable subrogation to sue tenants for damage they…
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer's Failure to Flag Suit Dooms UIM Claim, Highlights 'Importance of Candor by Insureds,' Court Says

"Our case law has routinely emphasized the importance of candor by insureds and the obligation to act in a forthright, open, and honest manner with their carriers throughout the entire process of their claim," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina wrote.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Litigators Create New Law Firm, Leaving Three Midsize Shops

With close to a dozen lawyers already and five regional offices in the works, Bardsley, Benedict + Cholden is the product of groups uniting from Hoagland Longo, Weber Gallagher, and Reilly McDevitt.
4 minute read

The Recorder

$64M Malpractice Verdict Against Ex-Dickstein Partner Still Ensnares Firm, Insurers

Dickstein may be long gone, and a partner accused of malpractice there died in 2013, but that didn't stop new litigation from erupting this month over who should foot the bill.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Says Trial Judge Strayed Out of Bounds, Tosses $21M Insurance Bad-Faith Award

A split three-judge Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has vacated a $21 million insurance bad-faith judgment, finding the Pennsylvania judge who had awarded the money in a lengthy and scathing 2014 opinion improperly considered issues far outside the bounds of the case.
5 minute read

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