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The Legal Intelligencer

Class Action Over Allstate Medical Exam Policy Gets Green Light in Pa. Federal Court

A proposed federal class action lawsuit against Allstate over its policy mandating that claimants undergo medical exams by a doctor of the carrier's choosing before they can receive benefits has gotten the green light in a ruling that predicts how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may handle the situation, which has started percolating through state courts.
7 minute read

The Recorder

LA Jury Awards $7.2M to Man for Hand Surgery Delay

A lawyer whose client was awarded $7.2 million by a Los Angeles jury last week said the case serves as a cautionary tale for what can happen when a health care insurer's screening and referral procedures take precedence over patient care.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

Why This Loss for the Legendary David Boies Is a Gain for the Rest of Us

If David Boies and co-counsel from Skadden had prevailed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Tuesday, the government would have owed their clients at least $18.3 billion for claims that an amicus called "a stunning example of avarice."
18 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Passaic County Auto Case Ends With $850,000 Settlement During Trial

A Butler woman involved in a rear-end accident received $850,000 in her suit, Antonelli v. Nichols.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circ. Widens Meaning of 'Named Insured' for Fire Insurance Proceeds

When it comes to the state law barring insurance companies from providing fire insurance when delinquent taxes are owed on the property, the term "named insured" does not narrowly apply only to the property owners who owe the taxes, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a precedential decision.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Will 'Toner' Stacking Precedent Continue to Haunt Plaintiffs Bar?

Just before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was set to hear arguments about what insurance carriers have to do to ensure someone with a single-vehicle policy has properly been given the chance to waive stacking when they buy two additional vehicles years later, the case that presented the issue settled. As a result, the Superior Court decision that was left unreviewed might continue to haunt the plaintiffs bar—at least until the high court gets another chance to look at the issue.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Upholds $5.1M Award, but Won't Let Plaintiffs Collect

While ruling that a $5.1 million bad-faith verdict against an insurance company should not have been vacated, the Pennsylvania Superior Court also held that the judgment was unenforceable.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Insurer Must Cover Newark Firefighter's Fall, Court Rules

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that an insurance carrier must provide coverage for a Newark firefighter who fell through a glass panel on a roof while responding to a fire.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Health Care Lawyers Offer Guidance on How to Ride Out the AHCA Storm

Some health care practice lawyers weren't ruffled by the passage of the Obamacare repeal bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, mainly because they give it little chance of making it through the Senate. But they offered some guidance on what lawyers should be thinking through with clients right now.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Insurance Firms CMK, Kennedys Ink Transatlantic Merger

New Jersey-based Carroll, McNulty & Kull is merging with international insurance law firm Kennedys, leaders of both firms announced Thursday. The combination will form a nearly 1,000-lawyer firm that specializes in advising the insurance industry.
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