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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Wednesday, March 2, 2016   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.  CASE LAW Claims Resolution Arizona Appeals Court Rejects Assertion that Agent Was Negligent for Not Being a “More Aggressive Advocate” An appellate court in Arizona, affirming a trial court’s decision, has rejected an insured’s negligence claim against its insurance agent, finding that the argument that the agent “should have tried harder” to pursue the insured’s claims with the insured’s insurance carrier and should have been a “more aggressive advocate” was not evidence of the agent’s negligence. Read More Automobile Insurance Step-Grandchild Was Not Insured’s “Relative,” Michigan Appeals Court Rules An appellate court in Michigan, reversing a trial court’s decision, has concluded that the plaintiff was not “related” to her step-grandmother for purposes of the definition of “relative” in the step-grandmother’s automobile insurance policy. Read More Insurance Fraud California Appellate Court Allows Use of Car Fire to Convict Insured of Arson to His Office Building Four Years Later An appellate court in California has rejected a defendant’s appeal of his conviction for arson and insurance fraud on the ground that prosecutors had introduced evidence that his auto had been destroyed in an intentional fire four years before his office building had been intentionally set on fire. Read More Homeowners Insurance Homeowners’ Complaint Against Neighbors for Trespass and Intentional Harm to Gate Was Not Covered by Neighbors’ Policy, 9th Circuit Holds The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, affirming a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, has ruled that a homeowners’ insurance policy did not provide coverage for claims that the insureds had trespassed and, through an agent, had intentionally damaged a community gate. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Federal Actions New Jersey Doctor, Two Companies Agree to Pay $5.25 Million for Allegedly Submitting Bogus Claims to Federal Health Care Programs Dr. Labib E. Riachi, of Westfield, New Jersey, and two companies that he owns and operates have agreed to pay $5.25 million to resolve allegations that they falsely billed federal health care programs for tests that were never provided, among other claims.  Read More Insurance Fraud California Charges Woman with Operating Bogus Insurance Policy Commission Scam Teresa Marie Davis, of Pomona, California, has been charged by California authorities with identity theft and grand theft in an alleged bogus life insurance scam that netted her over $67,000 in illegal commissions. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Patricia Pinto Becomes Legal Claims Education Officer at North American Title Read More XL Catlin Doubles Standalone Terrorism Limits in U.S.  Read More J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Property Claims Satisfaction Study Shows Declines in Customer Satisfaction Read More Breckenridge Insurance Group Forms New Company Specializing in Transactional Liability Insurance  Read More Philadelphia Insurance Companies Promotes Sam Garro and Patrick Walton  Read More View All Industry News   Q&A Debris Removal and Coverage for Trees Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire January/February Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives   Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal smeyerowitz@alm.com Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. Associate Director, FC&S Legal vspears@alm.com 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 Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill, P.C. Richard D. Milone, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Joseph P. Monteleone, Rivkin Radler LLP Anne M. Murray, Rivkin Radler LLP Jerold Oshinsky, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP Seth B. Schafler, Proskauer Rose LLP Thomas F. Segalla, Goldberg Segalla David D. Thamann, The National Underwriter Company FC&S Daily Legal Report ($1,295 annual subscription) is included as part of your subscription to FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center. FC&S Daily Legal Report and The Insurance Coverage Law Report are publications of The National Underwriter Company. For more information, visit www.fcandslegal.com. To subscribe to FC&S Legal, please contact customer service at 1-800-543-0874 or customerservice@nuco.com. FC&S Legal: The Insurance Coverage Law Information Center    LinkedIn   To ensure future delivery of email, please add admin@list.nationalunderwriter.com to your address book, contacts or safe sender list. 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