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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Tuesday, March 17, 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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Law Enforcement Liability
Alleged Malicious Prosecution Did Not Take Place During Policy Periods, Illinois Appeals Court Rules
An appellate court in Illinois, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that an alleged malicious prosecution did not take place while the law enforcement liability insurance policies that had been issued by Indian Harbor Insurance Company were in effect, where criminal charges had been filed against the underlying plaintiff years before the policies' inception. Read More
Superstorm Sandy
4 Superstorm Sandy Class Actions Allege that NFIP and Insurers Improperly Excluded Sales Tax Amounts from Payments to Homeowners
Homeowners who filed claims under their flood insurance policies after Superstorm Sandy have brought class action lawsuits – three in the Eastern District of New York and one in the District of New Jersey – alleging that their insurers improperly had excluded sales tax from the payments to which they were entitled. Read More
Errors & Omissions
Delaware Supreme Holds that Amount Paid Under Louisiana PPO Law to Settle Class Action Was Not Excluded from Insured's Policy as a "Penalty"
The Delaware Supreme Court, reversing a Delaware trial court's decision, has ruled that it had it show deference to a Louisiana appellate court's decision and adopt its conclusion that a monetary settlement paid by the insured under Louisiana's Preferred Provider Organizations Act was not a "penalty" under the Louisiana law and, therefore, was not excluded as a covered loss under the insured's errors and omissions insurance policy. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Insurer Could Not Be Sued Directly Over Accident Allegedly Involving Van Used to Transport Georgia Medicaid Patients, Appellate Court Rules
An appellate court in Georgia has affirmed a trial court's decision that an insurance company could not be sued in a direct action in a case involving a van used to provide non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid members in Georgia, ruling that the van fell within an exemption to the definition of motor carrier under Georgia's direct action law. Read More |
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Superstorm Sandy
FEMA to Reopen and Review Every One of 144,000 Superstorm Sandy Claims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to reopen and review every Superstorm Sandy flood insurance claim – approximately 144,000 – and not to limit its review to the 2,200 currently in litigation. Read More
Cyberliability
NAIC Opens Two Cybersecurity-Related Drafts for Comment
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has opened two draft cybersecurity-related documents for comment. Read More
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American Century Life to Accept Payments in Bitcoins Read More |
Insurance Lawyers Charles A. Cowan and Kristi M. Garrett Join Drinker Biddle & Reath in London Read More |
QBE North America Appoints Mark Cantin President of Field Operations Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "Ten Critical Factors to Evaluate Risk as Wearable Technology Market Grows" 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, Rivkin Radler 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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