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International Edition

Hill Dickinson Hires Former DWF Partner in Singapore

Jonathan Goacher will lead a regulatory practice in the city-state.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst, Slaughters Aboard Raft of International Firms on £7.2BN Insurance Takeover

The takeover will see Canadian insurance company Intact acquire RSA's Canadian, U.K. and international operations, while Nordic business Tryg will retain RSA's Swedish and Norwegian businesses.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Adds Former State Insurance Regulator As Industry Grapples With Uncertainty

Former Holland & Knight attorney Beth Vecchioli, a former regulator in the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and most recently the senior director of government consulting at Carlton Fields, returned to the firm as partner and senior policy adviser.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Pin-Pon' Case Highlights Attacking a Civil Remedy Notice in Bad Faith Litigation

A recent case has shown the significance for insurers to identify and raise every deficiency in responding to a "civil remedy notice," or CRNs, in defending against an insurance bad faith claim.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims: The Current Lay of the Land

Some clarity has emerged in the months since the pandemic began.
10 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Shines Light on Failed Negotiations Before a $73M Verdict

"On the eve of trial, the defense team estimated their worst verdict at $1.5 million," Chief Judge William Pryor and Judges Robin Rosenbaum and Robert Luck said in an unsigned unpublished opinion.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Captivating the Jury from Your Opening Statement

In a trial as in life, "you never get a second chance to make a first impression." Opening statement is the jury's first impression of the case,…
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurers Should Stop Crying Wolf and Start Paying Valid COVID-19 Claims

Just three days after the first coronavirus case was reported in the United States on Jan. 21,  insurance companies began incorporating coronavirus-specific…
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Court Refuses to Apply So-Called 'Virus Exclusion' in COVID Insurance Lawsuit

As COVID-19 litigation has progressed across the country regarding insurance coverage for business interruption, insurers have cited an array of so-called "virus exclusions" to avoid their contractual obligations.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Groundbreaking Opinion Confirms COVID-19 Sufficient to Trigger Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption

In a resounding victory for policyholders a mere five months after the pandemic swept the United States, a federal court in Missouri has issued an opinion signaling that the levee has already broken.
5 minute read

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