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Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyer's Fight With Insurer Hinged on Client's Inability to Perform Specialty Tasks

"I think it became clear to us that the insurance company knew their position was wrong when they got their own expert, who wasn't a liver-transplant expert," attorney Eddie Dabdoub said.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss Insurance Claim Over Faulty HVAC

A federal judge in Connecticut has refused to dismiss an HVAC company's claim against its insurer, saying it's too early to determine whether the insurer has a duty to defend its customer.
3 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Wotton + Kearney Expands to Adelaide

Fresh from its 18-strong raid of DLA Piper earlier in 2022, the firm's latest office opening is intended to enable lawyers to work from their own town in South Australia.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Legal Malpractice Claims Are Soaring: Here Are the Most Vulnerable Practice Areas

"As we continue to the work more remotely, and go into an economic downturn, we can expect potentially more malpractice claims," survey leader Eileen Garczynski said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Law

In this Special Report: "New York State Finalizes Changes to Insurance Disclosure Law," "While New Biometric Privacy Laws Have Led to Widespread Litigation and Large Settlements, Most Courts Have Held That Insurance Covers These Claims," "An Insurer's Ongoing Battle To Limit Disputable Discovery," "The 'Related Claims' Provision in Insurance Coverage Disputes," "Supply Chain Woes Bring Contingent Business Interruption Recovery—and Its Limitations—Into Sharp Focus" and "Call to Action: Modernizing the 'War Exclusion' for the 21st Century."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Call to Action: Modernizing the 'War Exclusion' for the 21st Century

Many prudent businesses are revisiting their insurance portfolio, seeking confirmation that their coverage will adequately protect them if they are victimized by increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, including those connected to the acute conflict in Ukraine.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

While New Biometric Privacy Laws Have Led to Widespread Litigation and Large Settlements, Most Courts Have Held That Insurance Covers These Claims

Across the United States, legislatures are passing new biometric privacy laws with potentially onerous fines, making businesses who collect biometric information, and the insurance companies that sell policies to those companies, understandably nervous.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Related Claims' Provision in Insurance Coverage Disputes

These provisions can play a pivotal role in the amount of coverage available for a given claim or claim(s) and can determine whether "claims" trigger multiple policy years or instead, whether those "claims" trigger only a single policy year.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Insurer's Ongoing Battle To Limit Disputable Discovery

Proactively limiting discovery, or shielding information, may not be an effort to hide such information from a litigant, but necessary to avoid irrelevant information from impacting a motion for summary judgment or more importantly, a jury's decision.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York State Finalizes Changes to Insurance Disclosure Law

The amended statute clearly places the onus on defendants to proactively address insurance coverage matters. Defense counsel can no longer wait for plaintiffs to pursue the issue and respond as necessary.
6 minute read

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