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New Jersey Law Journal

2 Counts Dismissed in $5M Insurance Claim Over NJ Helicopter Crash That Killed Country Music Star

"Where the plaintiff 'has neither provided a copy' nor 'referenced a single provision from the disputed contract,' the plaintiff has not sufficiently alleged 'nor can the court ascertain' whether the plaintiff is a beneficiary at all," said Judge Michael A. Shipp citing a U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey case, "Kaminski v. Township of Toms River."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3-Attorney Team, Arriving at Post & Schell From White and Williams, Is Bullish on In-Person Work

Partner Anthony Miscioscia, who made the move in April, finds that personnel are eager to be in the office. He was followed earlier this month by partner Celestine Montague and an associate.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Finds Florida Law Requiring Pre-Suit Notice in Insurance Cases Applies Retroactively

"Every case that seems to come to a different conclusion than the preceding case law muddies the waters," said Margaret Garner, appellant counsel.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Coverage for Fee Disputes Under Legal Malpractice Policies

An issue which periodically arises (although it is rarely decided) in the insurance realm is whether there is coverage for fee disputes under legal malpractice policies, particularly where there is a claim in the complaint for malpractice. The analysis of this issue must begin with an examination of the policy insuring agreements, which typically require that, to trigger a duty to defend, the complaint must allege both covered conduct and covered damages.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Empowering the Powerless: Attorney of the Year Finalist Balkan Aims to Get Justice for All

"It's not about maximizing your fee, it's about maximizing justice for your clients," said Adam Balkan of Balkan, Patterson & Charbonnet, a finalist for the Florida Legal Award's 2023 Attorney of the Year award.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Shooter Wants Insurers to Cover His Legal Bills After Jurors Find Him Not Guilty

Jurors in the criminal case agreed with testimony that Michael Barisone was suffering from a delusional disorder that left him detached from reality at the time of the shootings.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PPVA: Attractive Products to the Ultra-Rich, But Challenging to the Sales Force

Private placement variable annuity investments may be the right choice for these extremely wealthy clients, as tax benefits and investment control are attractive aspects of those products.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Recissions Based on 'Material Misrepresentations' Can Help Combat Fraud

One of the most powerful tools that insurance carriers have to challenge insurance fraud is to seek to rescind a policy based on a material misrepresentation in the application for the insurance.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Client Demand, Geographic Convenience Spurs New Weber Gallagher Office in Chicago

The Philadelphia-based firm's combination with insurance boutique Novak Law comes after three Am Law 200 firms have already moved into or grown in Chicago via mergers so far in 2023.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Law Firm Hit With $2 Million Fine for Insurance Fraud

"The illegal insurance scheme … is frankly one of the most egregious cases that has ever come through this department," Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon said.
3 minute read

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