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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Wednesday, August 7, 2013   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 Homeowner's Insurance Fifth Circuit Voids 2 Policies after Jury's Finding that Insured Had Violated Their Concealment Clauses The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled that because a jury found that the insured had violated two insurance policies' concealment clauses, the policies were void as a matter of Mississippi law and the insurers were entitled to be reimbursed amounts they had previously paid. Read More Commercial General Liability CGL Policies' Supplementary Payments Provision Did Not Cover Attorney's Fees and Administrative Costs Awarded in a Class Action, Appellate Court Holds A Massachusetts appellate court has ruled that common fund attorney's fees and administrative costs awarded in a class action were not "costs" within the meaning of the supplementary payments provision of commercial general liability insurance policies that were associated with the defense of the class action but were more akin to a damage award. Read More Automobile Insurance Trial Practice: Insurer May Intervene in Personal Injury Action against Its Insureds to Challenge Protective Order A Colorado appeals court has reversed a trial court's decision and has ruled that an insurance carrier was entitled to intervene in a personal injury action against its insureds to challenge a protective order entered by the trial court that, it asserted, conflicted with its duties under state and federal law. Read More Claims Resolution Appeals Court Explains How Trial Court Should Determine When Insurer Must Pay Penalty Interest under Michigan's Unfair Trade Practices Act A Michigan appeals court has explained how a trial court should determine when an insured is entitled to penalty interest under Michigan's Unfair Trade Practices Act on a first party insurance claim. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Insurance Fraud 5 Week Insurance Fraud Trial in New York Leads to Conviction on 22 Counts Raja Ishtiaq has been convicted for his role in what New York prosecutors said was a "massive scheme" to fraudulently obtain commercial car insurance policies and New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission licenses. Read More In the States Minnesota Agencies Issue Bulletin to Insurers on Same-Sex Insurance Benefit Coverage With same-sex marriage now law in Minnesota, the state's Department of Commerce and Department of Health have issued a joint bulletin to all insurers to provide guidance related to insurance coverage for dependents. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Meadowbrook Insurance Group Reaches Agreement with State National Insurance to Support a Portion of Its Business Read More Employers See More Worker's Compensation Claims in August than Any Other Month, Travelers Reports Read More Critical Illness Coverage Available Nationwide from Prudential Group Insurance Read More Aite Group Hires New Research Director to Lead Its Insurance Practice Read More Third Point Reinsurance Launches Initial Public Offering Read More View All Industry News Coverage Analysis Cyber Risks: New Focus for Directors Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire August Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal [email protected] Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. Associate Director, FC&S Legal [email protected] 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 & Associates, LLC 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 FC&S Daily Legal Report ($795 annual subscription) is included as part of your subscription to FC&S Legal: The Insurance Information Center. 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