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TODAY'S TOP DEVELOPMENTS Thursday, December 19, 2013   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.  CASE LAW Insurance Fraud Indiana Supreme Court Clears Way for Payment of Multi-Million Dollar Defamation Judgment by State Farm Stemming from an Insurance Fraud Investigation Several months ago, a court of appeals in Indiana affirmed a $14.5 million defamation judgment against State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in favor of Joseph Radcliff, who had been sued by State Farm for fraud and racketeering and who then had filed a counterclaim against the insurer for defamation. Now, the Indiana Supreme Court has… Read More Life Insurance Life Insurer’s Liability for Actions of Its Producer – Even Before Producer’s Formal Appointment – Is Upheld by Maine’s Top Court The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine has affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding the Maine Superintendent of Insurance’s conclusion that Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Company (“GTL”) was accountable for violations of a number of Maine statutes by a company acting as GTL’s producer – even before the company’s formal appointment as GTL’s producer. As a result, the court upheld the Superintendent’s order that GTL pay a civil penalty of $150,000. Read More Insurance Fraud New York’s Top Court Affirms Conviction for Insurance Fraud After Insured’s Building Burned Down, Even Though Jury Found the Insured Innocent of Arson New York’s highest court, the New York Court of Appeals, has affirmed an insured’s conviction by a jury on a charge of insurance fraud stemming from a fire in a night club owned by the insured – even though the same jury found the insured not guilty of arson. Read More Commercial Umbrella West Virginia’s Top Court Upholds Applicability of Liquor Liability Exclusion in Lodge’s Umbrella Insurance Policy The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has affirmed a trial court’s decision in a third-party declaratory judgment action upholding the validity and applicability of a liquor liability exclusion in an umbrella insurance policy. Read More View All Case Law Developments    LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY Federal Actions FTC Takes Action Against Government Insurance Refund Processing Business The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with the marketers of a government insurance refund processing business that permanently prohibits them from engaging in deceptive sales practices. Read More Professional Liability Insurance Law Firms in England and Wales Without Insurance Are Advised on Next Steps Law firms in England and Wales that so far have been unable to secure a new professional indemnity insurance policy have been advised of their next steps by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Read More View All Legislative/Regulatory Developments      INDUSTRY NEWS Insurance Coverage and Reinsurance Litigator Ethan V. Torrey Named U.S. Supreme Court’s Legal Counsel Read More Tower Group International’s Financial Results Cast “Substantial Doubt” About Its Ability To Continue as a Going Concern, Company Says Read More Gulf Coast Law Firms are Representing New York Homeowners in Post-Superstorm Sandy Lawsuits against Insurance Companies, Newsday Reports Read More Progressive Elects Glenn M. Renwick Chairman and Stephen R. Hardis Lead Independent Director Read More Cozen O’Connor Adds Five Attorneys to Its International Subrogation and Recovery Department Read More View All Industry News Q&A False Pretense Exclusion and Theft Coverage Browse our entire library of over 2,500 insurance resources and forms.    INSURANCE COVERAGE  LAW REPORT View Entire December/January Insurance Coverage Law Report   View Insurance Coverage Law Report Archives Steven A. Meyerowitz, ESQ. Director, FC&S Legal [email protected] Victoria Prussen Spears, ESQ. 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