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The Legal Intelligencer

Morgan Lewis Brings on Partners From K&L Gates, Wilmer

Paul Fuener joined the firm's legacy liability practice in Pittsburgh, while Matthew Schnall joined the tax practice in Boston.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Justice Eroded: The Disappearing Power of Staff and Captive Counsel

Ask your staff and captive counsel friends who outranks who: The attorney or their adjusters?
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Judge Sues Insurers for Alleged Bad Faith in Boys Scouts Sex Abuse Cases

The opposing insurance companies sought relief from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, but in April the appeals court denied a request by the plan's opponents to issue a stay while they appeal the federal court's approval of the plan. That appeal remains pending.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Homeowners Face Increasing Insurance Costs as Legislators Battle To Hold Costs Down

Yet, for every legitimate disaster-related insurance claim filed in Florida, there are those who are still aiming to game the system. Fraud is endemic in the Sunshine State, both on the claim and claim handling side.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Brave New World of Cyber Insurance Meets Old-World Contract Principles

Although the Appellate Division developed new policy to address a major business problem, it was resolved by employing well-recognized principles of insurance coverage law.
3 minute read

Law.com

Insurers Battle Over Duty to Defend Christian Counseling Clinic Owned by Rep. Michele Bachmann's Husband

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments in Two Diverging COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases

According to the orders granting allocatur, the justices will hear arguments simultaneously in the two cases, in which the Pennsylvania Superior Court reached opposite conclusions regarding coverage.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Attorney Fees Included? Doubts Swirl Over Fees for Insurance Claims

"Does an insurer's payment of the full appraisal award, plus any possible statutory interest, preclude recovery of attorney's fees?" the federal court asked.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

District Court Seeks Connecticut Supreme Court's Guidance on 'Surprise Billing Law' in Dispute Between ER Physicians, Insurer

"Thus, regardless of whether this Court were to allow, or not allow, the instant action, such a decision would likely have significant effects on litigation surrounding laws regulating insurance in Connecticut. Such a decision is more properly issued by the Connecticut Supreme Court, after an appropriate weighing of the issues involved. Thus, the second factor also favors certification," the court said.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Third-Party Standing Issue Takes Center Stage in $220M Insurance Dispute

Cobalt and GAMCO argue Illinois National cannot challenge a securities settlement that two federal courts found "was fair, reasonable and at arms' length," their brief states.
3 minute read

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