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New York Law Journal

Southern District Finds That Final Adjudication Limitation in Conduct Exclusion Does Not Require Exhaustion of All Appeals

In their Corporate Insurance Law column, Howard Epstein and Theodore Keyes discuss 'Cumis Specialty Insurance Co. v. Kaufman', where the U.S. District Court for the Southern District held that the final adjudication limitation in conduct exclusion cases does not require exhaustion of all appeals.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Travelers Sues Trucking Co. For Failing to Alert Customers About Computer Systems Breach

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'You Must Give Respect to Get Respect,' Says Aisha Bembry of Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss

When people see someone who is respectful, competent, committed and self-aware, it goes a long way in how you are valued.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

Law Firms' Rising Cyber Insurance Costs Haven't Fully Hit Home

While avoiding cyber insurance is becoming harder, so is understanding exactly what those higher premiums are covering.
5 minute read

Law.com

Can One DEI Initiative Change the Legal Profession for the Better? State Farm's Legal Team Says, 'Yes'.

"It's great that opportunities like this are exciting and new, but we don't want this stuff to be exciting and new. We want it to be commonplace. We want these opportunities to abound for everyone," said a State Farm associate general counsel.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Triple Threat of Workers' Compensation Fraud

Unfortunately, workers' compensation insurance programs on both the state and federal level are often "rife with fraud." In his Insurance Fraud column, Michael Sirignano discusses the three groups that are often involved in the fraud—employees, employers, and health care providers—and highlights the various schemes frequently used by each.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Issues Precedential Opinion Regarding Insurer Requirements in Election of UIM Benefits

"Our inquiry begins and ends with the statutory text," stated Rendell. "Both we and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania have recognized that sections 1731 and 1734 mean no more than what they state."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ripple Effect for Insurance Industry? Federal Court Favors Aetna in Medicare Advantage Litigation

"The continued reinforcement of the rights of Medicare Advantage plans to pursue these claims impacts nearly half of the Medicare system directly, as well as the entirety of the liability insurance market," said John H. Ruiz, the managing partner and lead legal strategist at MSP Recovery Law Firm.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

That's Legal: A Man Took Out—and Then Sold—a Life Insurance Policy on Himself

"Nothing in this language excludes from that broad approval a person who secretly 'intends' to turn around and sell the policy to someone without an insurable interest," read the Supreme Court of Georgia opinion drafted by Justice Andrew Pinson.
6 minute read

Law.com

6th Circuit Denies $1 Million 'Loss of Referrals' Insurance Coverage Finding Temporary Closure Is Not Termination of Business

"Neither the complaint nor its exhibits explain which, if any, of the Key Referral Sources are permanently closed, how the relationship with any Key Referral Source has been permanently impacted by the suspended business, or how Retina Center determined it suffered a loss in excess of $1,000,000," Judge John K. Bush wrote in the opinion. "Without that necessary information, the pleadings do not rise above speculation."
5 minute read

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