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11th Circuit Reverses, Remands Southern District Denial of Vet's Disability Benefits

"Although our standard of review is deferential, it does not mean that we 'merely rubber stamp' an [administrative law judge's] decision," read the 11th Circuit opinion. "The record does not contain such evidence that a reasonable person would accept as adequate to support the [administrative law judge's] conclusion."
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Law.com

Tenth Circuit Holds That COVID Closure Orders Do Not Trigger Business Interruption Coverage

The court reasoned that the temporary inability to use property caused by COVID shutdown orders doesn't involve a covered physical loss of property, and in any event, the policy's virus exclusion applied.
6 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Justices Eye Solar Company Shareholders' Lawsuits, Weighs Who Should Defend

Several questions centered on policy language barring coverage for claims that are "the same as or related to" each other, not necessarily identical.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Scrutiny: How Can Companies Stay Ahead of the Curve?

Cyberattacks are an unavoidable business risk. A recent U.S. Treasury Department report observed that through June 30, 2021, the total value of suspicious activity associated with ransomware transactions in 2021 was $590 million, exceeding the total value reported for all of 2020.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Appeals Court Sides With Homeowner Who Claimed She Forgot About Making Prior Claim

The big question was whether the homeowner made an incorrect statement or an intentionally incorrect statement.
4 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Del. Supreme Court: Rite Aid Insurers Not Liable for Opioid MDL Defense Costs

Two Ohio counties that are seeking purely economic damages in the case didn't prove what costs were incurred by those who treated individuals affected by opioid use, Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Jr. concluded.
3 minute read

International Edition

DLA Piper London Partner Duo Quit for Willkie Farr

It is the second European DLA Piper team departure this week.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Proposed Law Would Strengthen Clients' Suits Against Insurance Companies for Bad Faith

The New Jersey Association for Justice website was asking the group's members to contact their Assembly representatives and ask them to vote for the bill. The group provided talking points for such calls, calling the bill "an important consumer protection," and "needed because under current law there is no effective remedy for consumers whose claims have been unreasonably handled by their own insurer."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Coral Gables Attorneys Reach $2M Settlement for Victims of Graduation Party Mass Shooting

"The only thing that revealed any potential liability by the landowner was the calls for service and all the calls for service were due to the hookah lounge because the rest of the establishments in that shopping center were closed," John C. Lukacs, a partner at Raposo & Lukacs, said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

5th Cir. Keeps Streak Alive, Joining Sister Circuits in Rejecting Plaintiffs' COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has become the latest federal appellate court to reject a plaintiff's claims seeking insurance coverage…
5 minute read

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