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New York Law Journal

Defendants Face Demanding Disclosure Requirements Under the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act

A discussion of the new CIDA, signed into law on Dec. 31, 2021, by Governor Hochul, which overhauls CPLR 3101(f) and places significant burdens on defendants to proactively provide to plaintiffs certain insurance information and documentation. While the CIDA as amended is more palatable to defendants, it still marks a significant change in insurance disclosures that defendants in New York state actions are required to make.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

$9.1 Million Attorney Fees Awarded in Case Involving About 100,000 Documents

The production of over 100,000 documents in discovery by defense counsel at Greenspoon Marder and King & Spalding, were among the challenges plaintiff counsel faced in earning seven figures in attorney fees.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appellate Court: 'Partial Victory' In Consolidated Case Does Not Affect 'Entitlement to Attorney Fees'

Florida's Second District Court of Appeals has sided with a windshield repair company, finding that GEICO General Insurance Co. owes appellate attorney fees for three unpaid claims cases.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Orders Insurance Department Ruling on Northside v. Anthem Contract Dispute

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rachelle Carnesale noted Northside's breach-of-contract claims center around the meaning of "public health emergency" in a new law passed by the General Assembly to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PFAS and PFOA Litigation and Regulation: An Emerging Insurance Coverage Battleground

As PFAS litigation continues to spur throughout product supply chains, and as new regulations go into effect to mitigate environmental and health impacts of PFAS, policyholders will increasingly turn to insurance carriers to cover losses.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

NBA Team's Insurance Dispute Questions Whether COVID-19 Constitutes Physical Damage

The Philadelphia 76ers and the owner of its training complex are seeking declaratory judgment to reflect that COVID-19 "does not constitute direct physical loss or damage" to their property.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brandes Asks Lawmakers to Back Special Session on Insurance

"I believe we can no longer wait on this issue," Sen. Jeff Brandes wrote.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurer's Potential Liability for Prejudgment Interest in Excess of Policy Limit

The type of prejudgment interest involved (and the terms of the policy, if interest is part of the underlying claim) will determine whether the insurer is liable for such interest in excess of the policy limits even in the absence of bad faith.
4 minute read

International Edition

DWF Hires Australian Insurance Partner From Local Firm

Matt Dudakov was hired to take the lead in helping the firm expand its general insurance practice in Australia.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Regular Use Exclusion May Not Be So Regular Anymore

Recent state and federal decisions have confirmed that there has developed a split of authority in the state and federal trial and appellate courts over the validity and enforceability of the regular use exclusion.
13 minute read

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