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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 Allison Dunn | January 26, 2023
"The underlying complaint alleges that as a result of Dello Russo's faulty workmanship during renovations, the building partially collapsed, requiring the demolition of the remaining structure. In other words, the underlying complaint alleges that Dello Russo's negligence caused an accident. Accordingly, the claims against Dello Russo allege 'property damage' caused by an 'occurrence,'" the court said.
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By Alexander Lugo | January 26, 2023
Kanner & Pintaluga, which represents accident and property damage victims, boosted revenue by $20 million to hit $120 million in 2022. With a swelling caseload from the September storm, leaders are projecting that figure will grow to $132 million this year.
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By Colleen Murphy | January 26, 2023
A New Mexico jury hit Public Underwriters Liability Insurance Company with $52 million in punitive damages, finding the insurer violated the Unfair Practices Act in an insurance bad faith case after a decade of litigation.
4 minute read
By Luma S. Al-Shibib and James A. Goodridge | January 25, 2023
The article summarizes the key cyber coverage decisions of 2022—and from a policyholder's viewpoint, the good, the bad, and the in-between.
9 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | January 24, 2023
"Pushing the case aggressively and moving it forward to take these depositions and to get our clients the answers that they deserve—that is what led us to the settlement," said Michael E. Levine, a partner at Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | January 18, 2023
To reach its conclusion, the Supreme Court relied primarily on Brown v. De La Cruz, (Texas 2004)--"existence of a private cause of action must be clearly implied in the statutory text."
5 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | January 17, 2023
"Litigation should work as follows: sue first, discover second. MSP has a business model of discover first, sue second. That business model is no longer tenable in Florida," William Large, president of the Florida Justice Reform Institute, argued.
5 minute read
By Lisa Willis | January 13, 2023
"This case is emblematic of the prevailing sentiment to rein in attorney fee awards for plaintiff's counsel in insurance coverage cases in Florida," Miami lawyer Brett Schatz said.
4 minute read
By Michael A. Mora | January 13, 2023
The case is a cautionary tale for insurance companies refusing to tender policy limits in a timely manner, the plaintiff's counsel suggested.
4 minute read
By Gina Tonn | January 11, 2023
In a dispute over alleged material misrepresentations in a homeowners insurance application, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently examined the meaning of the question whether an insurance applicant had "had a foreclosure." The court held that question to be ambiguous and construed it against the insurer.
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