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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS |
Friday, April 25, 2014 |
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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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Trial Strategy
Contesting Venue in the Context of an Insurance Policy's Forum-Selection Clause
A recent decision by a federal district court in Texas provides guidance on the application of forum non conveniens rules in insurance coverage litigation. Read More
Commercial Property
Water, Water, Every Where, and Though the Sump Pump Failed; Water, Water Every Where, and the Insurer Prevailed
A Massachusetts appellate court, affirming a trial court's decision, has ruled that an insurance carrier was not obligated to cover losses suffered by an insured dentist to her office after water from a weekend rainstorm flowed under her door when a sump pump malfunctioned. Read More
Homeowners Insurance
An Affair to Remember: When Husband Allegedly Pushed the Shoulder of Wife's Former Paramour and He Fell, Was It a Covered Occurrence?
An appellate court in Ohio, reversing a trial court's decision granting summary judgment in favor of an insurance carrier, has ruled that there was a genuine issue of fact as to whether a husband's alleged act of intentionally pushing the shoulder of his wife's former paramour, which led him to fall, was a covered occurrence under the husband's homeowner's insurance policy. Read More
Flood
Homeowners' Three Proofs of Loss, Plus "Detailed Estimate," Deemed Sufficient to Defeat Flood Insurer's Summary Judgment Motion
A federal district court in Louisiana has ruled that three proofs of loss filed by homeowners with their flood insurance company, plus a public adjustor's "detailed estimate of damages," were sufficient to constitute a proof of loss that complied with the Standard Flood Insurance Policy they had purchased. Read More |
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Alternative Risk and Captives
Vermont's New Captive Insurance Legislation Becomes Law
Vermont has passed new legislation updating the state's captive law. The new law, which takes effect immediately, amends the reciprocal insurer section and creates a new "dormant" status for captives. Read More
Terrorism Risk Insurance
President's Working Group On Financial Markets Releases Terrorism Risk Insurance Report
The President's Working Group on Financial Markets has released its report and analysis to Congress on terrorism risk insurance. Read More
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Joseph P. Monteleone Joins Rivkin Radler Read More |
Insurance Coverage Litigator Anna M. Piazza Is Named Shareholder at Anderson Kill Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes Nelson Levine De Luca & Hamilton's Bad Faith Compendium: Ohio Read More |
Lorin M. Subar Joins The Willis Law Group as Senior Counsel Read More |
Ironshore Offers Enhanced Health Care Professional Liability Coverage 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, 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 |
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