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New Jersey Law Journal

Litigation Funding Blamed for Spiking Insurance Settlements—But Is That Really True?

Critics of litigation funding say it causes trials and other proceedings to run longer, raising the costs of litigation.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Class Certified in Claim Against Geico for Failing to Pay Title or Transfer Fees in Total Loss of a Vehicle

The U.S. District Court in New Jersey granted plaintiff Diane McCoy class certification in her claim brought against Geico which alleged breach of contract after a 2018 collision rendered her vehicle a total loss and the insurer failed to pay title or transfer fees for the vehicle.
4 minute read

Law.com

How Insurers Are Inadvertently Helping Verdicts Go Nuclear

Bob Tyson, strategic managing partner for Tyson & Mendes and author of the book "Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice For All," shares mistakes insurers make that can lead to nuclear verdicts and why we might be seeing more of them.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

How Confusing Can an Insurance Policy Get? Ga. Court of Appeals Is Set to Decide

"In Thornton v. Georgia Farm Bureau, the [Georgia] Supreme Court said true injustices may be remedied by the court through existing principles and cases like this representation issue," Plaintiff-Appellant attorney J.L. King said. "This is one of those true injustices."
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Insurance Company Pushes Back Against Stipulated Judgment—Sues Both Parties

Union Insurance argues that the underlying lawsuit does not "trigger" coverage because the lawsuit does not allege "'property damages' caused by an accident" or "personal and advertising injury."
3 minute read

Law.com

Can COVID-19 Cause 'Direct Physical Loss or Damage' to Property? 9th Circ. Asks Oregon High Court to Weigh In

"No Oregon appellate court, state statute, or treatise has yet interpreted the phrase 'direct physical loss or damage' in the context of a commercial property insurance policy dispute involving COVID-19 allegations," the Ninth Circuit panel wrote. "Therefore, we find it prudent to allow the Oregon Supreme Court to do so in this instance."
5 minute read

Law.com

Unsettled Law in Massachusetts: Can an Insurer Recoup Defense Costs Provided to an Insured?

"Similarly concluding that an insurer's refusal to defend while admitting that it has the duty to do so makes out G. L. cc. 93A and 176D claims, we vacate so much of the judgment as dismissed the unfair business practices claims," Associate Justice Joseph M. Ditkoff wrote for the panel.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

At NY's Highest Court, Restaurateurs Aim to Gain Insurance Coverage for COVID Losses

A Texas-based restaurant group is asking New York to lean against the majority of states and open the door for coverage of COVID business losses.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prejudgment Interest Accruing From Date of Accident: What Will This Mean for Residents, Courts?

This article provides a broad overview of the application of prejudgment interest in New York as it pertains to personal injury matters and discusses what the imposition of a "date of accident" interest-accrual means for New York state residents and the New York court system.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

After Dallas Housing Developers Plead Guilty, Executive Seeks Damages

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
1 minute read

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