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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

New York Law Journal

Pollution Exclusions and PFAS Claims: Reading Tea Leaves From Early Coverage Rulings in New York and Elsewhere

Lawsuits have been filed across the country that allege harms purportedly caused by PFAS chemicals. The underlying litigations have resulted in billions of dollars in settlements, which, in turn, have led to demands for insurance coverage and associated coverage litigation.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York Courts Reject Insurance Companies' Attempts to Recoup Defense Costs

Recently, several New York courts have held that an insurance company has no right to recoup defense costs where the insurance policy includes a duty to defend, but does not include an express contractual provision allowing for recoupment.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Buy and Shelve': A Deadly Strategy for Life Insurance

Corporations typically have risk management departments that stay on top of their coverage portfolios, but individual policyholders all too often purchase policies and simply file them away in the apparent hope that the mere act of buying coverage serves as a hedge against ever needing it. This is the "buy and shelve" approach to insurance. And, while it's never a good strategy, it is particularly dangerous in the context of life insurance.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

How a Brunswick Firm Swayed a Conservative Jury Pool to Award $8M in Coastal Georgia

"[The defense] did a good job of trying to keep the damages down," plaintiffs counsel Roy Boyd said. "In a case like this, that's about all you can do."
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Supreme Court Sides With Insurer in COVID-19 Loss Case

The unanimous high court stopped short of saying that COVID-19 could never cause insurance-covered property damage. But a concert venue company failed to prove that it did in this case, the court held.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Does Change in PIP Law Entitle Auto Injury Victim to Future Medical Costs?

"The record shows the trial court was misled into error here and we are confident justice will ultimately be achieved," plaintiffs attorney Gerald Clark said.
4 minute read

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