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Connecticut Law Tribune

Amendment Did Not Change Underinsured Motorist Vehicle Definition, Appellate Court Says

The goal of the amendment was to "correct this inequity" found in the "Lenda" decision, the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association said in a letter to the Legislature's Insurance and Real Estate Committee.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY's Top Court to Mull Religious Group's Appeal of Abortion Coverage Mandate

Noel Francisco, a former U.S. solicitor general, and partner-in-charge at Jones Day's Washington, D.C. office is set to argue on behalf of the coalition, while New York Assistant Solicitor General Laura Etlinger will argue for the New York State Department of Financial Services' 2017 regulation.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Mistaken About Policy Limit, Law Firm Now Stuck With $100K Settlement

The insurance company allegedly withheld policy documentation showing the death-claim limit was $500,000. The initial proposal to which Tessmer Law and its clients are bound is $100,000.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judge Rules Reinsurer Must Complete $227 Million Acquisition

The decision from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Andrea Masley, of the Commercial Division, is a win for Bermuda-based insurance holding company James River Group Holdings. James River is represented by Debevoise & Plimpton.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Authority Over Tort Law and Attorney Discipline: What the Pa. High Court Is Eyeing in April

The 11 cases set to go before the justices touch on a range of impactful issues, including federal authority to shape tort law, insurance coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims, and the burden of proof required to demonstrate rule violations in lawyer discipline matters.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Trap for Unguarded Consumer': Appellate Ruling Finds UIM Step-Down Provision Was Unclear

The ruling, which denied Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co.'s motion for reconsideration, waded into a novel question of insurance law regarding coverage for a vehicle with an alternate garaging address than what's listed on the policy.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'They Left Her Out in the Cold': At-Fault Driver Responsible for $8.5M Judgment to Pursue Claims Against Insurer

"I think that she should definitely be able to recover more than the amount of the judgment," said attorney Buck Rogers.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Prophylactic Affirmative Defenses: Doing More Harm Than Good?

While merely striking affirmative defenses that should not have been in the action in the first place may not be a sufficient deterrent to curb the filing of frivolous defenses, where the assertion of such baseless prophylactic defenses occurs in first party insurance litigation, such as uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist claims, it may result in much harsher repercussions.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Little-Known Law Leads to $3M South Florida Settlement

"That pressure led them to decide that they should resolve the case for their insurance policy limits," said Robert Fiore, an attorney for the estate.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

In-House Moves of Month: EBay, Estee Lauder, GE, Geico Grab Headlines

Among the GCs plotting retirements were John Deere's Mary Jones and Pitney Bowes' Daniel Goldstein.
3 minute read

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