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Coverage that focuses on both the legal risks facing insurance companies, as well as how companies are using insurance to hedge risk. We cover health insurance and cyber insurance frequently.
By https://www.law.com/2022/10/24/world-interrupted-tracking-the-trajectory-of-covid-19-business-interruption-litigation/ | March 6, 2023
Citing the insurance policy's viral contamination exclusion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action filed by a college that alleged its insurer wrongfully denied coverage for COVID-19 business interruption losses at its Missouri and Illinois campuses.
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By Aleeza Furman | March 3, 2023
"For a verdict to be 10 times the policy limits, that is just completely unacceptable," said Pansini Law Group managing partner Michael Pansini.
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By Emily Cousins | March 3, 2023
"Cigna did not disclose to plaintiff Srednicki in its billing materials the fact that Lab Corp. had been paid in full, nor did it disclose that, in fact, there was no 'balance' to bill plaintiff Srednicki," the complaint said.
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By Mason Lawlor | February 28, 2023
"A plain reading of the policy provides that the parties intended to exclude coverage for COVID-19 related losses like the losses plaintiff allegedly suffered in the immediate case," the court said.
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By Jason Grant | February 28, 2023
"Using heroin is not itself an 'intentionally self inflicted injury'; for example, a person who uses heroin to get high would not necessarily be thought of as an 'injured' party," wrote the appeals panel.
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By Michael A. Mora | February 27, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing to follow through on his promise to take on trial lawyers.
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By Colleen Murphy | February 27, 2023
In a published decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division declined to apply the statutory bar in NJSA 39:6A-4.5(a) to a plaintiff's claims over the second of two accidents at the same location—30 minutes later—and found that the plaintiffs-decedent was not "operating" an uninsured vehicle during the second accident.
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By Peter A. Crusco | February 27, 2023
In his Cyber Crime column, Peter Crusco discusses recent case law compared to earlier law and how these decisions demonstrate that "although the technology has changed, contract law has remained stable and appropriate to respond to the new developments in cybersecurity insurance."
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By Melea VanOstrand | February 27, 2023
"In this calendar year specifically, the increases are at 50% on average, and also difficult for larger projects to even get the capacity, meaning enough insurance limits to cover the building or project," said Jim McCue, COO of NSI Insurance Group in Miami Lakes.
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By Alex Anteau | February 23, 2023
Backers said it would lower insurance rates and improve business outcomes for small trucking companies. Opponents said it would deny plaintiffs valid procedural claims.
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