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New York Law Journal

MLMIC Buyout Dispute Update: All Eyes Return to the First Department

Two recent appellate decisions determined that the proceeds from the sale and demutualization of New York's largest medical malpractice carrier, the Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company, belong to the insured policyholders rather than to their employers who may have paid their malpractice premiums and/or acted as their Policy Administrator.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Insurance Sector Transactions To Face Increased Scrutiny

A look at how certain U.S. insurance sector transactions—which may be seen more frequently due to the current macroeconomic environment—may trigger a review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Look to 'Optical' in Deciding COVID-19 Business Interruption Cases

To save thousands of New York business from closing their doors permanently, New York courts should look to the New Jersey case 'Optical Services USA/JCI v. Franklin Mutual Insurance Co.,' for a decision and rationale that is consistent with New York jurisprudence.
6 minute read

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

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