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The Recorder

How to Steer Clear of Claims in Insurance Defense Work

For years, the insurance defense practice was considered less likely to yield malpractice claims. Due to the unique and sometimes complicated relationship an attorney has with an insurer and an insured, that's changing.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ensuring Additional Insured Status in Construction Agreements

In their Construction Law column, Kenneth M. Block and Joshua M. Levy discuss how the ruling in 'Gilbane Building v. St. Paul Insurance Co.' has heightened uncertainty among those who believe they are protected by their status as an additional insured under a policy, and advise that owners and their counsel should either review the language of the blanket additional insured endorsements carefully or require that any necessary entities be clearly named in specific additional insured endorsements.
18 minute read

National Law Journal

MDL Judge Orders to Unseal 'Low T' Documents

The federal judge overseeing the hormone replacement therapy, or "low T," litigation has decided to unseal several documents involving claims an insurance carrier brought against drugmakers for their allegedly fraudulent marketing practices.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

The Idiopathic Defense: The Most Overlooked Tool in NJ Workplace Injury Litigation

Employers and insurance companies often overlook a simple strategy: arguing that an injury is idiopathic, i.e., that it could have occurred anywhere, but just happened to occur at work.
16 minute read

The Recorder

Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company

By | November 04, 2016
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Waiver of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Benefit Stacking

Every motor vehicle liability insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery in Pennsylvania must offer the option to purchase uninsured and underinsured motorist coverages, 75 Pa.C.S. Section 1731(a). If an insured purchases the UM/UIM coverage, the limits of coverage available for an insured is by default the sum of the limits of each motor vehicle as to which the injured person is an insured, as in 75 Pa.C.S. Section 1738(a). This is referred to as "stacking." However, an insured purchasing UM/UIM coverage must be offered the opportunity to waive stacked limits in return for a reduced premium, 75 Pa.C.S. Section 1738(c). The waiver is effected by executing a statutorily prescribed written stacking rejection form, 75 Pa. C.S. Section 1738(d).
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law on Insurers' Ability to Compel Medical Exams Developing

Does an insurance policy that mandates claimants to attend as many independent medical examinations as the carrier wants conflict with Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law?
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Urged to Take Hard Line on Whistleblowers' Leaks

A major insurer of damage from Hurricane Katrina urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss lawsuits by whistleblowers who violate a nondisclosure requirement in the federal law that targets fraud against the government.
15 minute read

Daily Business Review

Andrew v. Matthew: The Evolution of Investigative Tools in Insurance Investigations

Advances in technology since the last big hurricane hit Florida make insurance claims investigations a lot different from the time of Hurricane Andrew, writes attorney Patricia Preciado.
10 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Tips for Effective Management of Insurance Industry Arbitrations

There's been an uptick in insurance industry arbitrations in recent years. These proceedings involving corporate insureds can raise complex and time-consuming issues. But early and focused efforts by the insurer and the insured can help provide for a fair and efficient process.
7 minute read

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