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Appeals Court Rules Settling Defendants Can't be Kept in a Case to Anchor Venue

The unanimous opinion, authored by Judge Trenton Brown, echoed Presiding Judge Stephen Dillard's trepidation toward the plaintiff-appellant's position at oral argument.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Morgan Stanley-Backed Startup Aiming to Disrupt Auto Insurance Hires First GC

Rachel Dugan is taking the legal reins of Cover Whale Insurance Solutions, which uses technology and innovation to streamline and reduce risk in the commercial truck insurance market.
2 minute read

Legaltech News

11th Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It

In a proposal he said "many will reflexively condemn as heresy," Judge Kevin Newsom suggests that those who follow an "ordinary meaning" approach to law should consider how AI-powered LLMs such as ChatGPT can "inform the interpretive analysis."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Insurers Rally to Challenge Regulator: DoL Fiduciary Rule on Retirement Plans Opposed

The complaint alleges the new 2023 rule is repeating the errors of the Labor Department's 2016 failed rule.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Good News for Insurer Facing Business-Interruption Suit: Judge Finds COVID Was Only 1 Occurrence

"Under the clear language of the policy itself, it's the order of a governmental authority, which prohibits access to the premises, which triggers the coverage. Because there were several different executive orders which were issued, in our view, each order triggered coverage under the policy," plaintiffs attorney Michael Canning said.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ High Court Grapples With Questions of Whether Low-Speed Electric Scooter Riders Are 'Pedestrians'

The case reminds us that even narrow issues can attract the court's attention if not previously interpreted by an appellate court.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Middletown Jury Returns $3 Million Verdict: Meet the Lawyers

"Hopefully, this verdict and other verdicts we've had will transcend to insurance companies to change the status quo," Jonathan Bak of the Flood Law Firm said.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

$1M Settlement: Lawyer Finds Path Beyond Policy Limits

"The (prejudgment remedy) is what triggered the conversation for us to be able to get the defendant to pay something above and beyond the $1 million policy, because all other avenues were leading back to the $1 million policy itself," plaintiffs counsel Christopher Cramer said.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Appeals Court Sides With Plaintiffs in 'Gotcha Tactic' Settlement Dispute

"If the insurance companies are interested in seeing confusing language, they need look no further than their own insurance contracts," said plaintiff-appellee attorney Ben Brodhead.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Second Circuit's 'Pine' Decision Clarifies When Policyholders Must Report Notices of Alleged Misconduct to Insurers

The Second Circuit's recent decision in 'Pine Management v. Colony Insurance Company' underscores the critical importance of providing notice to insurance carriers of possible claims, even when a specific demand is absent.
8 minute read

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