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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 |
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Industry news, expert analysis, and daily updates on the most significant insurance coverage legal developments—from the insurance and legal experts of The National Underwriter Company.
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Automobile Insurance
Colorado Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court's Use of "Covered Benefit" to Determine Statutory Bad Faith Damages in Case Where Identity of Named Insured Was Arguably "Fairly Debatable"
An appellate court in Colorado has affirmed a trial court's decision awarding statutory bad faith damages of twice the policy benefit to an insured even though her entitlement to coverage arguably had been "fairly debatable" and the jury had awarded her no actual damages on her statutory claim. Read More
Workers Compensation
Workers Comp Law May Bar Contribution and Indemnity Action Although Employer Had Hired Undocumented Aliens, New York's Highest Court Rules
New York's highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, has ruled that an employer that allegedly hired undocumented aliens in violation of federal law did not lose the benefit of a provision of the state's Workers Compensation Law limiting the ability of a third party to assert contribution and indemnity claims against the employer. Read More
Professional Liability Insurance
Circuit Finds that Claims Were Based On Prior Acts or Omissions, Dooming Bid for Coverage of Malpractice Suit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, affirming a district court decision, has ruled that claims in a malpractice action were based on acts or omissions that took place prior to the date contained in the professional liability insurance policy’s "prior acts exclusion" and, therefore, the insurance carrier was not obligated to defend its insureds. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
Appeals Court Upholds Insurer's Refusal to Pay Replacement Costs for Subsurface Sinkhole Repairs Before Insureds Contracted for Those Repairs
An appellate court in Florida has ruled that a homeowner's insurance carrier did not have to pay replacement costs for subsurface sinkhole repairs before its insureds had contracted for the repairs. Read More |
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Homeowners Insurance
Tennessee Bills Would Change Insurance Coverage of Sinkhole Losses and Subsequent Structural Repairs
Bills have been introduced in the Tennessee House and Senate that would make various changes concerning insurance coverage of sinkhole losses and subsequent structural repair. Read More
Commercial Auto
Multimillion-Dollar Insurance Scam Leads to 10 Year Prison Term for Livery Fleet Owner
Scott Eric Sanders has been sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 121 months in prison for his participation in a long-running automobile insurance fraud scheme and aggravated identity theft. Read More
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Shipman & Goodwin Lands 8 Insurance Attorneys from Drinker Biddle & Reath Read More |
Wilson Elser Promotes Coverage Counsel Alicia Silver Santocki to Partner Read More |
Prudential Announces Senior Management Changes Read More |
XL Group Grows Marine Team with Senior Appointments Read More |
IronPro Introduces Network Security and Privacy Breach Coverage for Lawyers Professional Liability Program Read More |
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FC&S Legal Editorial Advisory Board |
Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Carrie Cope, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C.
Anjali C. Das, Wilson Elser
John F. Finnegan, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Michele L. Jacobson, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP
Donald S. Malecki, Malecki, Deimling, Nielander &
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Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C.
D. Milone, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Joseph P. Monteleone, Tressler LLP
Anne M. Murray, Rivkin Radler LLP
Jerold Oshinsky, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres &
Friedman LLP
Seth B. Schafler, Proskauer Rose LLP
David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company |
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