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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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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
Plaintiffs Won $500,000+ and Sued Defendant's Insurer to Collect. Their Bad Faith Claims Just Got Tossed
A federal district court in Texas has granted an insurer's motion to dismiss bad faith claims brought by plaintiffs who had been awarded more than $500,000 in a personal injury action against its insured. Read More
Attorney's Fees
Insurer Must Pay Attorneys' Fees of Insured Who Won Bad Faith Award — But Lost Contract Claim
A federal district court has ruled that a Nebraska statute permitted an award of attorneys' fees to an insured who won a bad faith award against an insurer but lost a breach-of-contract claim. Read More
Verdicts & Settlements
Suit for Underinsured Motorist Benefits Yields $250,000 Settlement
A driver who alleged that he had been injured when a car pulled out of a parking spot and hit him has settled his claims for $250,000. Read More
Automobile Insurance
Even Absent Its Own Experts, Insurer Defeats Plaintiffs' Causation Argument
A Delaware court has refused to upset a jury verdict in favor of GEICO Corporation that found that the plaintiffs' injuries had not been caused by either of two car accidents in which they were involved — even though GEICO had not presented any of its own expert testimony on causation. Read More |
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Hurricane Harvey
Texas Supreme Court Permits Out-of-State Lawyers to Practice in Texas to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
The Supreme Court of Texas has issued an emergency order permitting out-of-state lawyers to temporarily practice in Texas to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Read More
Hurricane Harvey
FEMA Names Superstorm Sandy's Federal Coordinator to Lead Federal Efforts after Hurricane Harvey
Michael Byrne has been named federal disaster recovery coordinator for recovery in the areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Read More |
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| Warren Buffett Discusses Hurricane Harvey's Impact Read More |
CoreLogic Estimates Total Residential Insured and Uninsured Flood Loss from Hurricane Harvey at $25 Billion to $37 Billion Read More |
On Heels of Hurricane Harvey, Insurers Association Calls on Congress to Extend National Flood Insurance Program Read More |
Harvey Victims and Lawyers Take Note: 5 Years After Superstorm Sandy, Lawyers Still Working on New York Cases Read More |
FC&S Legal Publishes "Insurance Coverage Considerations in the Wake of Harvey" Read More |
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| FC&S Legal Editorial Advisory Board |
Mitchell J. Auslander, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Carrie Cope, Cope Ehlers, P.C.
Anjali C. Das, Wilson Elser
John F. Finnegan, Norton Rose Fulbright US 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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