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New Jersey Law Journal

Does Change in PIP Law Entitle Auto Injury Victim to Future Medical Costs?

"The record shows the trial court was misled into error here and we are confident justice will ultimately be achieved," plaintiffs attorney Gerald Clark said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

District Attorney Alleges USAA, Progressive Cheat Insureds on Auto Claims

"California residents and small businesses try their best to follow the law. They expect their insurance companies and affiliates to do the same," Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Legal Malpractice Claim Values Reach an 'All-Time High' in Last Year

Insurers surveyed by risk management advisory firm Ames & Gough named conflicts and drafting errors as the two types of claims leading to the largest settlements.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Insurer Sues to Avoid Payment on Joe Carollo Verdicts

"The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify," QBE Specialty Insurance Co. argued in the lawsuit. "As such, where there is no duty to defend, there can be no duty to indemnify."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Jury Returns $3.2M Verdict: Was Bifurcation Key?

"Bifurcation can be an extremely valuable tool," said attorney Christopher T. Kuleba, who is not associated with the case.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Secondary Evidence of Missing Insurance Policies for Child Victims and Adult Survivors Act Claims

The Child Victims and Adult Survivors Acts have given rise to a large body of cases now slowly working their way through the courts in connection with which defendants must look back in time to find insurance policies issued decades ago. Many of the relevant policies are now lost.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recent Appellate Division Decision Stresses Primacy of The Declarations Page in Insurance Policies

The content of the declarations page has significant importance in defining an insured's reasonable expectations of coverage because a conscientious policy holder will more likely examine the declarations page to assure coverage.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'Staggering Gamesmanship': Case Law, Statute Clash Over 'Gotcha' Settlement Tactics on Appeal

Defendant-appellant counsel Matt Friedlander said waiving the Civil Practice Statute was "a legally inert proclamation … like Michael Scott standing up and saying 'I declare bankruptcy.' It's funny, but it doesn't mean anything."
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fla. Supreme Court Poised to Decide Burden Allocation of a Late-Reporting Defense

The import of a viable late-reporting defense cannot be understated—and is available to carriers even if coverage is initially extended for a claimed loss.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Court Predicts How Pa. Supreme Court Will Address Unanswered Question About Regular Use Exclusion

Taking into account recent decisions from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the ruling comes to an opposite conclusion from what the same federal court predicted in a similar case two years ago.
4 minute read

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