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Special Section: Insurance Law 2024

In The Legal's Insurance Law special section, read about PFAS coverage, regular use exclusions after Gallagher and defense counsel's responsibility to the insured and insurer.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: What Are Rule 11 Sanctions?

FRCP 11(c) allows a federal court to impose the least severe penalty to deter repetition upon a law firm, counsel or a party.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

An Overview of Emerging Hazards Under CGL Policies

In recent years, new hazards have emerged that potentially implicate coverage under commercial general liability policies. Much attention has been paid to the liabilities associated with opioids and "PFAS," but there are many other examples of emerging hazards.
8 minute read

International Edition

In the Name of Law, Who are the Real Casualties of Market Downturns? 

The market in Asia is down so firms are suffering the consequences but the real casualties are the lawyers who have been laid off.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Conditional Duty to Indemnify' in Pa.: An Insurance Company's Duty to Pay a Settlement

An insurance company's duty to defend carries with it a conditional duty to indemnify a settlement reached prior to judgment. When an underlying action is settled, there are often unresolved factual questions. In almost all circumstances, Pennsylvania law does not permit a trial of those facts in an insurance declaratory judgment action.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

How Massive Sports Contracts and Lottery Winnings Influence Jury Verdicts

What factors are contributing to the desensitization of jury pools, leading to these unprecedented verdicts? More importantly, what can we, as defense lawyers, do to mitigate or at least slow down this trend?
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Regular Use Exclusions' Stand: Pa. Supreme Court's Latest Ruling Post-'Gallagher'

After the Pennsylvania Superior Court determined in 2021 that "regular use exclusions" in UM/UIM policies violate the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL), and in a post-Gallagher legal landscape, some were ready to put the regular use exclusion to rest for good. Now, however, in Rush v. Erie Insurance Exchange, 308 A.3d 780 (Pa. Jan. 29, 2024), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a lengthy majority opinion, has confirmed that the regular use exclusion remains very much alive.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

PFAS Coverage Litigation: Emerging Lessons for Emerging Risks

During the past few years, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have rapidly transformed from an "emerging" risk into an "emerged" risk. PFAS coverage litigation, which has increased correspondingly, may forecast future coverage fights concerning other risks as they potentially move from "emerging" to "emerged" status as well.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Freshfields' US Private Capital Expansion Continues With Kirkland Partner Hire

Eva Mak supplements the London-founded firm's bid to compete at the top of the private capital markets on both U.S. coasts.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Kroger Suit Claims FTC Using Unconstitutional Process to Try to Kill Megamerger

"Unless the proceeding is enjoined, Kroger will suffer an immediate constitutional injury by being subjected to an illegitimate proceeding," Kroger says in the newly filed complaint.
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