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Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Big Wins Are Piling Up for Insurers in Business Interruption Cases—But the Slugfest Continues

Right now, the momentum appears to favor defendants in these cases, but insurance recovery lawyers have signaled that they have no intention of throwing in the towel.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Who is Legally Responsible for the Astroworld Tragedy?

'... the reality of the Astroworld event was not aligned with either the expectations of attendees or the obligations of the organizers,' according to Joseph Marrone, a Philadelphia lawyer.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Tosses COVID-19 Business Loss Putative Class Action Against Insurer

U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley of the District of Connecticut rejected plaintiff One40 Beauty Lounge's argument that the virus exclusion to its insurance policy with defendant Sentinel Insurance Co. was ambiguous.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Paying Permanent Partial Disability Benefits to the Recently Deceased? The Implications of 'Green' on New York Workers' Compensation Law

In 'Matter of Green v. Dutchess County BOCES', the Third Department expanded workers' compensation carriers' liability to payments not just for posthumous SLUs, but also for permanent partial disability benefits to a claimant's estate, even where the claimant passes during the PPD period as a result of unrelated causes.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attention Non-Personal Injury Lawyers: Go Look at Your Own Car Insurance Now!

After being an insurance agent for about a decade and then a plaintiffs personal injury attorney for even longer, I am convinced underinsured motorists-bodily injury (UIM as insurance insiders call it) is the most important coverage on your car insurance policy.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

COVID-19 and the Explosive Rise of Unemployment Insurance Fraud

At around one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Justice Department had publicly charged close to 500 defendants with criminal offenses based on fraud schemes connected to the pandemic involving attempts to obtain over $569 million from the U.S. government and others. Even now, criminal prosecutions have continued at a seemingly accelerating pace—including throughout New York. Evan H. Krinick and Michael A. Sirignano explore exemplary cases in this edition of their Insurance Fraud column.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Protecting Your Insurance Rights When Your Insurance Company Becomes Insolvent

Bedivere holds the historic environmental and asbestos liability insurance obligations of numerous other insurance companies, primarily OneBeacon and Commercial Union. Policyholders have until Dec. 31, to file proof of claim forms in the Bedivere liquidation. Failure to comply with deadline could prevent recovery.
7 minute read

International Edition

Hausfeld Takes On ComparetheMarket.com in Latest UK Group Action

The claim, which affects millions of home insurance customers, continues the rise of U.K. class actions being brought against large corporations.
2 minute read

Law.com

Insurer Emerges Victorious From Nation's First COVID-19 Business Interruption Jury Trial

The Cincinnati Insurance Co. Inc., does not have to pay a Kansas City restaurant management group that was forced to close at least nine restaurants as a result of coronavirus stay-at-home orders, a jury decided last week in a Missouri federal court.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Dodge v. People's Trust Insurance' and Its Effect on Coverage of Cast Iron Pipes Claims

On June 2, the Fourth District Court of Appeal rendered a decision in Dodge v. People's Trust Insurance, 46 Fla. L. Weekly D1286 (Fla. 4th DCA June 2, 2021) concerning coverage related to the failure of cast iron pipes in a breach of contract action.
7 minute read

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