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Daily Business Review

Cole, Scott &Kissane Eye Construction Growth to Offset Anticipated Insurance Litigation Lull

The firm's lawyers pushed for tort reforms that help shield insurance companies from coverage disputes. Now with the volume of cases expected to decline, leaders are looking for other areas for growth.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Insurance Company Sues G&D Construction in Effort to Not Defend It in Lawsuit

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

First Mercury Insurance Sued Over Refusal to Cover Suits Over Models' Photographs

First Mercury's stance in the three cases "appears to be a standard nationwide practice," the suit claims.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

2 Counts Dismissed in $5M Insurance Claim Over NJ Helicopter Crash That Killed Country Music Star

"Where the plaintiff 'has neither provided a copy' nor 'referenced a single provision from the disputed contract,' the plaintiff has not sufficiently alleged 'nor can the court ascertain' whether the plaintiff is a beneficiary at all," said Judge Michael A. Shipp citing a U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey case, "Kaminski v. Township of Toms River."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3-Attorney Team, Arriving at Post & Schell From White and Williams, Is Bullish on In-Person Work

Partner Anthony Miscioscia, who made the move in April, finds that personnel are eager to be in the office. He was followed earlier this month by partner Celestine Montague and an associate.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Finds Florida Law Requiring Pre-Suit Notice in Insurance Cases Applies Retroactively

"Every case that seems to come to a different conclusion than the preceding case law muddies the waters," said Margaret Garner, appellant counsel.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Coverage for Fee Disputes Under Legal Malpractice Policies

An issue which periodically arises (although it is rarely decided) in the insurance realm is whether there is coverage for fee disputes under legal malpractice policies, particularly where there is a claim in the complaint for malpractice. The analysis of this issue must begin with an examination of the policy insuring agreements, which typically require that, to trigger a duty to defend, the complaint must allege both covered conduct and covered damages.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Empowering the Powerless: Attorney of the Year Finalist Balkan Aims to Get Justice for All

"It's not about maximizing your fee, it's about maximizing justice for your clients," said Adam Balkan of Balkan, Patterson & Charbonnet, a finalist for the Florida Legal Award's 2023 Attorney of the Year award.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Shooter Wants Insurers to Cover His Legal Bills After Jurors Find Him Not Guilty

Jurors in the criminal case agreed with testimony that Michael Barisone was suffering from a delusional disorder that left him detached from reality at the time of the shootings.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'The Insurance Company Made a Mistake': How Lawyers Got 12 Times the Policy Limit

"I've never seen that happen," said attorney Christopher M. Drury of Drury Law in Coral Gables.
5 minute read

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