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New York Law Journal

'Public Disclosure' Bar Can Limit False Claims Act's Fraud Suits

Lawsuits under the FCA can help to reduce fraud, and can lower the costs of federal insurance and other federal programs. One of the first things that parties bringing such actions, as well as defendants who are sued, should consider is whether the public disclosure bar applies.
10 minute read

Law.com

Legal Departments Snatching Back Work From Law Firms: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Liability Waivers: They Might Not Be What You Think

In the wake of the OceanGate submersible tragedy, there has been much discussion about liability waivers and whether they can bar a lawsuit.
8 minute read

Law.com

'This Was Not an Accident': Insurers Argue Against Indemnifying Sherwin-Williams in $409M Lead Paint Liability Action

At oral arguments Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court pressed Sherwin-Williams' Jones Day counsel about why the company should be entitled to indemnification for injuries caused by a product that is known to be hazardous.
5 minute read

Law.com

Driver's Insurer Responsible for Covering Accident While Behind the Wheel of Friend's Car, Ohio Supreme Court Rules

The Ohio Supreme Court weighed in on an ongoing dispute between insurance companies, determining who was responsible for providing coverage after a man crashed his friend's car.
5 minute read

Law.com

Judge Rules Plaintiff's Lack of Proximity to Insured Vehicle During Car Crash Excludes Him From Coverage

A federal judge in West Virginia sided with an insurance company, finding it wasn't required to cover a man who was severely injured after he was struck by a vehicle in the process of helping an unconscious motorist.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

What's Behind Florida Insurers Being Battered With Lawsuits These Last 10 Months?

Heading into September, nearly 100 federal lawsuits were filed against property and casualty insurers, according to Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings Launches Insurance M&A Group With Partners From Sidley, Mayer Brown

"We have great existing clients, and this is a way to expand our touchpoints with them," Frank Lopez, chair of Paul Hastings, said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Plaintiffs Pitted Against Each Other as Insurance Settlement in Doubt

"Appellants' arguments that Texas law, not federal bankruptcy law, controls are incorrect. We find the pre-petition payment doesn't affect the debtor's equitable interest in them at the time the petition was filed," wrote Fifth Circuit Judge Stephen A. Higginson.
3 minute read

Law.com

NM Supreme Court Clarifies Stacking UM/UIM Coverage, to Be Applied Prospectively

"We hold that, in recognition of the practical reality that insurers now permit stacking as a matter of course in New Mexico, offers of UM/UIM insurance going forward must include a brief discussion of stacking," stated Justice Briana H. Zamora. "However, insurers need not set out a matrix of all stacking possibilities in their offers of UM/UIM coverage to adequately inform insureds of the potential effects of stacking."
6 minute read

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