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Third Circuit Overturns $36M Judgment Against Travelers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled an exclusion in Travelers insurance company's policy with a company hit with asbestos claims shields the insurer from paying $36 million to cover multiple settlements.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Overturns $36M Judgment Against Travelers

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled an exclusion in Travelers insurance company's policy with a company hit with asbestos claims shields the insurer from paying $36 million to cover multiple settlements.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Beall v. Kings Park Central School Dist.

By | April 25, 2017
Plaintiff Fails to Raise Triable Issues if She Sustained 'Serious Injury'; Dismissal Granted
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New York Law Journal

Giron v. Johnson

By | April 25, 2017
Plaintiff Fails to Raise Issues He Sustained Significant Disfigurement; Dismissal Granted
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Top 100 Verdicts 2016: The Billions Are Back

By | April 24, 2017
After a drop in 2015, which saw a top verdict of only $845 million, four verdicts in 2016 came in at more than a billion dollars each, according to the annual Top 100 Verdicts by ALM's VerdictSearch.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Michael v. Stock, PICS Case No. 17-0581 (Pa. Super. April 11, 2017) Solano, J. (30 pages).

By | April 21, 2017
Trial court erred in granting summary judgment to title insurer and holding that title insurance policy did not cover the lot at issue and in awarding summary judgment on appellant's bad-faith claim because there were material issues of fact where title insurer provided "real estate transactional services" and allegedly drafted the deed that allegedly covered only one of two lots and there was a dispute whether the reference in the policy to "County Parcel 4-18-28," which included both lots, was sufficient to include the second lot under policy coverage. Vacated.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pergolese v. The Standard Fire Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 17-0582 (Pa. Super. April 11, 2017) Ford Elliott, J. (52 pages).

By | April 21, 2017
Insureds' purchase of a new vehicle added to their existing auto insurance policy by way of addition to the policy's declarations constituted a new "purchase" and not a replacement vehicle and thus insurer was required to obtain a new waiver of stacked uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Judgment affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Do Act 6 Reductions Under MVFRL Apply Outside of Pa.?

A common issue faced by Pennsylvania automobile insurance carriers is whether the allowable reductions under Act 6 apply to the bills issued by out-of-state medical providers for treatment rendered as a result of a motor vehicle accident.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Fines Health Insurer $1 Million for Improper Denials of Contraception Coverage

New York regulators have fined Excellus Health Plan $1 million for improperly denying state-mandated contraceptive coverage to some consumers between January 2008 and June 2014.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Need for Cyberinsurance Coverage in the Health Care Industry

Health care providers are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks because health care data are richer and more valuable for hackers, many provider employees have access to the medical data, and medical data are stored in large volumes over a long lifecycle. In light of the mounting exposures, it is essential that health care providers carefully procure cyberinsurance coverage that protects their patients and businesses, write Anthony Hearn and Gabriela Pirana.
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