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Justices OK Slight Tweaks to UM, UIM Rejection Forms

A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that insurers do not need to use the exact uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage rejection forms set forth in the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, so long as any changes to the forms' language are "inconsequential."
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bensalem Racing Ass'n, Inc. v. Ace Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 17-0223 (CP Philadelphia Jan. 20, 2017) Djerassi, J. (9 pages).

By | February 24, 2017
Insurer was not obligated to indemnify insured for punitive damages where such damages were awarded because of insured's direct liability as landowner of premises where jury found that insured's gross dereliction of duty was the direct cause of injury.
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New York Law Journal

Special Interrogatories in Coverage Disputes: the Hidden Risk

Benjamin Zelermyer and Jeffrey G. Steinberg write: When insurance coverage disputes turn on answers to questions of fact or the nature of the claim for which an insured may be held liable, a special verdict or answers to special interrogatories should be considered. Besides potential gains of obviating the need for a separate trial and avoiding the risk of inconsistent determinations, there are serious risks in not moving to intervene.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Whistleblower Suit Accuses Chubb of Destroying Claims Evidence

A former vice president of claims for Chubb Corp. claims in a suit that he was fired for complaining about the destruction of evidence in cases the company was litigating. Meanwhile, the company has filed a separate complaint in federal court seeking to compel arbitration in the case.
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New York Law Journal

Taylor v. Park Ave. & 84th St., Inc.

By | February 17, 2017
Subcontractor Granted Dismissal of Claims Against it For Damages Resulting From Leak
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New York Law Journal

Dallo v. Team White Bldg. Servs., Ltd.

By | February 17, 2017
Fact Issues if TWBS Entirely Displaced Other Defendants' Duties Bars Summary Judgment
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New York Law Journal

The Time Has Come for the Court of Appeals to Resolve Reinsurance Issue

Jason L. Shaw writes: The Second Circuit's reinsurance decision last month in 'Global Reinsurance of America v. Century Indemnity' will finally lead to resolving the unsettled question about whether reinsurers will have limitless liability for an underlying insurer's legal costs.
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New York Law Journal

Crane Collapse Not Covered by Insurer, Court Concludes

The Court of Appeals Tuesday unanimously upheld a First Department ruling that said a 750-foot custom-designed crane did not meet the definition of "temporary works," and insurers did not have to cover its collapse in the squalls of Hurricane Sandy.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston Attorney Wins Rare Malice Finding Against Insurer in $1.8M Verdict

Houston litigator Greg Cox convinced a South Texas jury that an insurance company's treatment of his client was so bad that it amounted to malice, turning what was originally a $76,500 hail storm claim into a $1.8 million verdict recently.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Maniello v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

By | February 10, 2017
Dismissal of Suit Against Insurer Over Retaining Wall's Collapse as Time-Barred Is Explained
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