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Thursday, October 10, 2013 |
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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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Bad Faith
Insurer Has No Duty to Initiate Settlement Negotiations or Offer Policy Limits in Absence of Demand or Settlement Offer, California Court of Appeal Rules
An appellate court in California has ruled that an insurance carrier, in the absence of a demand or settlement offer from the third party claimant, did not have a duty to initiate settlement negotiations or offer its policy limits. Read More
Trial Strategy
Battling over Remand to State Court, and Some Implicit Advice from a Washington Federal District Court
Another federal district court has considered whether to remand an insurance coverage case, offering implicit practical advice for both insureds and insurers on how to meet their goals. Read More
Subrogation
A Suit Too Soon: 11th Circuit Finds Insured's Action Seeking to Stem Subrogration Was Not Yet Justiciable
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that an insured's declaratory judgment action seeking to protect the proceeds of a settlement that resolved her personal injury claim from a subrogation claim by her insurer was non-justiciable and not ripe for judicial review. Read More
Trial Strategy
Settling to Strike Bad Precedent from a Court Order
How can a party in an insurance coverage lawsuit avoid bad precedent once a court already has issued a decision? One possible solution: a settlement. Consider a recent decision out of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Read More |
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Automobile Insurance
New California Law Makes Immigration Status Irrelevant for Driver's Licenses
A new California law makes immigration status irrelevant to the ability of a person to obtain a driver's license in that state. Read More
Workers' Compensation
Texas' Workers' Compensation Networks Show Drop in Medical Costs
Workers' compensation networks certified by the Texas Department of Insurance continued to show improvements in medical costs, return-to-work outcomes, and health outcomes, according to the latest annual report card published by the department's Workers' Compensation Research and Evaluation Group. Networks produced better return-to-work and health outcomes compared to non-network claims for the 2013 report card. Read More
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| Montpelier Re Subsidiary Files Registration Statement for Proposed IPO Read More |
Endurance Names Graham Evans to Head New International Insurance Platform Read More |
New DentalInsurance.com Product from Nationwide Links Dental Discounts, Affordable Network Access Read More |
CCW Investigates Group Medical Insurance Sustainability Read More |
Top 10 States with the Highest Car Insurance Rates Are... 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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