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The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court Split on $21M Bad-Faith Verdict Against Nationwide

A case that resulted in a twice-vacated $21 million bad-faith verdict has left the Pennsylvania Supreme Court evenly split on whether that award should be reinstated.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Covers Broad Range of Topics in Insurance Rulings

In his column on Insurance Fraud, Evan Krinick notes that, as unique as the past term of the New York Court of Appeals was—taking place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—there were some important similarities to prior terms.
10 minute read

Daily Business Review

Courts Find No Coverage for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

Litigation has already started and courts in Michigan, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. have already ruled in favor of the insurance industry in four decisions. In stark contrast, only one Missouri court refused to dismiss a similar suit on procedural ground as opposed to the merits.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

COVID Meets Maritime: Strange Bedfellows

While most maritime clauses and laws are ancient and steeped in history, we may be on top of the wave of a brand new clause, the COVID 2020 Force Majeure clause, as discussed by James E. Mercante in his Admiralty Law column.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Refines Tort Laws Applying to Claimants, Owners and Insurers

The Court of Appeals construed the ambit of multiple New York State statutes and a section of the New York City Administrative Code in the torts arena during its 2019-2020 term.
16 minute read

Daily Business Review

Oops! Instead of Proposing $100K, South Florida Lawyer Mistakenly Offers to Settle Insurance Case for $10,000

The defendants immediately accepted the proposal that was $90,000 less than the intended amount.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Cyber Attacks Result in Physical Damage: Important Insurance Considerations

As the world becomes more interconnected, cyber attacks unfortunately are becoming more frequent, more sophisticated and more dangerous. So-called "cyber-physical attacks," for instance, pose a unique threat—specifically, the risk of bodily injury (including, but not limited, to death) to third parties.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Need for Transparency First; Reach Economic Equality Next

What happens when the public is required by law to buy a product that does not come with transparency? That scenario, unacceptable to most, is happening in the world of car insurance, here in New Jersey—and nationwide.
9 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How We Got a $9.4 Million Verdict: Hired Days Before Trial, Texas Attorneys Help Clinch Victory

Texas lawyers who won a $9.4 million verdict for their client, an emergency room doctors' group, said that certain testimony and evidence in the trial swayed the jury to their side.
4 minute read

Law.com

Law.com Trendspotter: COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Are White-Hot, but Will Courts Cool Them Off?

Business interruption claims over losses incurred as a result of the pandemic are coming fast and furious against insurance companies, but there is some reason to believe the momentum may not last long.
7 minute read

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