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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Thursday, April 7, 2016 |
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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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Directors & Officers "Securities Laws" Exclusion in D&O Policy Was Ambiguous, Illinois Appeals Court Rules in Tribune LBO Coverage Fight
An appellate court in Illinois, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that the "Securities Laws" exclusion in a directors and officers insurance policy was ambiguous and did not preclude coverage for lawsuits against former shareholders of the Tribune Company arising from a leveraged buyout. Read More
Automobile Insurance
One Accident, or Two? Iowa Supreme Court, Applying "Prevailing Cause Theory," Rules That Two Collisions Were One Accident
The Iowa Supreme Court, applying the "prevailing cause theory," has ruled that, where no cause intervened between a truck—SUV collision and a motorcycle—SUV collision seconds later, there was one accident, not two. Read More
Verdicts & Settlements
Customer Who Allegedly Tripped Over Pallet Loses Premises Liability Claim
A jury in Texas has rejected a premises liability claim brought against a store by a customer who claimed that he had been injured when he tripped over a pallet in the store. Read More
Automobile Insurance
N.J. Appeals Court Bars Lawsuit by Uninsured Plaintiff Who Claimed to be Victim of Insurance Fraud
An appellate court in New Jersey, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that an uninsured plaintiff could not bring a lawsuit against the other driver involved in a car accident even if the plaintiff was uninsured because of insurance fraud. Read More |
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Terrorism Risk Insurance
Treasury Selects ISO to Collect Data About Terrorism Insurance
ISO will collect, aggregate, and help analyze terrorism data this year for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the federal agency charged with gauging the effectiveness of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program. Read More
In the States
Another 19,535 Policies Approved for Removal from Florida's Citizens Property
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 19,535 additional personal residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Read More |
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FC&S Legal Publishes "New York Rescission Law Strikes Again: Lessons Learned from the Voiding of Heinz's Product Contamination Insurance Policy" Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "2015 Excess and Surplus Lines Laws: Nebraska" Read More |
Thomas Sabatino Joins Aetna as Executive Vice President and General Counsel; William J. Casazza to Retire Read More |
Reinsurers Report 92.5 Percent Average Combined Ratio in the Decade Since Hurricane Katrina, Aon Reports Read More |
Insurance Litigators Arron Nesbitt and Linda Knight Join Wilson Elser in Denver Read More |
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Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ.
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FC&S Legal Editorial Advisory Board |
Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Carrie Cope, Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C.
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John F. Finnegan, Chadbourne & Parke LLP
Michele L. Jacobson, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
Timothy P. Law, Reed Smith LLP
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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
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