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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

New Jersey Law Journal

2 New Rulings Mean Bad News for Businesses Suing Insurers for Losses Related to Pandemic

In a pair of cases, the judges based their rulings on policy language that excluded coverage for losses caused by viruses.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Look at How a Miami Litigator Rose From Poverty to Success

Hernandez's wife has been a source of inspiration and his main motivator to rise from his humble beginnings as a Cuban immigrant on welfare to his role as an equity partner for Hinshaw & Culbertson in Miami.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Eye 'Resident Relative' Qualifications in Fatal UIM Stacking Case

The parents of a woman killed in a car crash argued that, at the time of her death, their daughter driver's license still listed their address as her home address, and she gave her employer her parents' address as her home address as well.
3 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Litigation Trendspotter: Plaintiffs Get Biggest Win Yet in COVID-19 Business Interruption Litigation

A recent pair of rulings out of North Carolina may have handed plaintiffs their biggest win yet in a COVID-19 business interruption insurance case—one that could definitively change the trajectory of similar litigation nationwide.
8 minute read

Law.com

A New COVID-19 Business Interruption Ruling Worries Insurance Defense Attorneys

"This could embolden plaintiffs' attorneys to file more lawsuits," said Womble Bond Dickinson insurance defense litigator Rachel E. Keen.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

DOJ and HHS-OIG's 2020 Health Care Fraud Takedown: Focus on 'Telefraud'

This year alone, many providers and patients transitioned to using telehealth platforms out of necessity. as with all areas of health care, expansion means increased risk for enforcement.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Actions and Implications for Insurance Coverage

An enforcement action brought by the New York Department of Financial Services against First American Title Insurance Company alleging that the company breached the DFS's cyber regulations raises significant questions regarding whether the targets of such actions are afforded insurance coverage, and in particular, whether affording such coverage would be consistent with New York public policy.
8 minute read

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