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The Legal Intelligencer

Drinker Biddle Brings on Ex-California Insurance GC

John Finston, a former deputy commissioner and general counsel at the California Department of Insurance, has joined Drinker Biddle & Reath as a partner in San Francisco. Finston will work with several former colleagues at the firm.
25 minute read

Daily Business Review

Supreme Court Takes Case About Judges v. Juries in Civil Actions

The court is asked to review a Geico bad faith insurance case that ended with an award for the plaintiff and a judge's directed verdict.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Lawyer Accused of Filing Suits for Homeowners He Never Met

The Tarrant County grand jury's indictment alleges that Richard Kent Livesay engaged in organized crime by submitting lawsuits against insurers without first getting the homeowners' consent.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Esurance Ins. Co. v. Bowser, PICS Case No. 17-0868 (E.D. Pa. May 8, 2017) Joyner, J. (10 pages).

The court declined to exercise jurisdiction over plaintiff's declaratory judgment action involving a duty to defend and indemnify where a Pennsylvania court was better equipped to do so while minimizing the potential for disruption to the pending state court proceedings. The court denied plaintiff's motion for reconsideration.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Readjusting Risk Transfer: 'Burlington Ins. v. NYC Transit Auth.'

Julian D. Ehrlich analyzes the Court of Appeals recent decision in 'Burlington Ins. v. NYC Transit Auth.', which interpreted coverage in commonly found additional insured endorsements and will have a major impact on those purchasing and issuing liability insurance.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Homeowner Insurance Abuse Needs to Be Addressed

The Florida Senate dropped the ball on an assignment of benefits bill filed to address skyrocketing vendor claims, writes Christian R. Camara, a senior fellow with the R Street Institute in Washington.
4 minute read

International Edition

BLM to lay off 50 support staff with call for voluntary redundancies

Firm cites impact of technology and agile working in move to cut support staff
2 minute read

International Edition

BLM to lay off 50 support staff with call for voluntary redundancies

Firm cites impact of technology and agile working in move to cut support staff
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Haines v. Taft

Insureds Permitted to Recover Uncompensated Medical Expenses Between Selected PIP Coverage and Statutory Maximum PIP Coverage
3 minute read

International Edition

Bond Dickinson cuts jobs in Bristol after missing out in QBE UK panel review

Firm loses place on QBE UK panel as insurer pushes on with adviser review
2 minute read

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