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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
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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
Motorcyclist Loses Bid for UM Benefits When Appeals Court Holds that "Wind Shear" from Passing Semi Did Not Make Physical Contact with Him
An Illinois appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that wind shear from a passing semi-tractor trailer truck that allegedly propelled a motorcycle off the roadway did not constitute "physical contact" with the motorcycle under the owner's motor vehicle insurance policy and, therefore, that the owner was not entitled to uninsured motorist benefits. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Motorcycle Passenger's Status Did Not Change to "Pedestrian" After She Allegedly Was Ejected from Motorcycle and Injured, New York Appeals Court Decides
An appellate court in New York has affirmed a trial court's decision that a motorcycle passenger who allegedly was ejected from the motorcycle was not entitled to first-party benefits as a pedestrian for injuries she alleged she suffered when the motorcycle subsequently landed on top of her. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Motorcyclist Finds No Coverage under Policies Insuring Other Vehicles Owned by Car Driver's Family
An appellate court in Missouri, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that a motorcyclist who allegedly was injured when he was struck by a car driven by the daughter of the couple who owned the car was not entitled to additional insurance coverage under policies that insured other vehicles owned by the daughter's family. Read More
Employee Benefits
AD&D Policy Provided Benefits Only for Insured's Death, Not for His Amputated Foot, Court Rules
A federal district court in Louisiana has ruled, in a case where an insured was injured, had his foot amputated, and later died from his injuries, that the beneficiaries under an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy were entitled only to death benefits and not also to benefits for the insured's loss of his foot. Read More |
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Federal Actions
DOJ Asks Court to Dismiss MetLife's SIFI Suit
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to dismiss the action filed by MetLife, Inc., challenging its designation as a non-bank systemically important financial institution under the Dodd-Frank Act. Read More
Health Insurance
New York Attorney General Proposes Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has introduced "The Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act of 2015," which he said in a statement was aimed at "protecting and enhancing New Yorkers' access to cost-free contraception" under the federal Affordable Care Act. Read More
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Donald G. Southwell, Kemper's Chairman, President, and CEO, to Retire in May 2016 Read More |
Progressive Insurance Expands Definition of "Classic Car" Read More |
Michael Mulray Joins Everest as Chief Underwriting Officer in the U.S. Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "The U.K. Insurance Act 2015: Key Considerations" Read More |
Insurance Coverage Attorney John Podesta Joins Wilson Elser's San Francisco Office 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
Cort T. Malone, Anderson Kill, P.C. |
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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 |
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