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  • May 20, 2025

    No Bad Faith Means $461K Case Returns To Fla. State Court

    A Florida federal court sent a $461,000 property damage dispute back to state court Tuesday, finding that while a condo association's timing in serving one insurer prevented the carrier from removing the case to federal court, there wasn't bad faith so a deadline applied.

  • May 20, 2025

    Full 11th Circ. Asked To Review Case Of Fla. Lodge Shooting

    A Virginia insurer petitioned for a full Eleventh Circuit panel hearing to review a three-judge opinion holding that a jury should decide whether it was in bad faith to not settle a case of a woman who was killed in a Florida lodge shooting, saying the ruling could make insurance more expensive.

  • May 20, 2025

    Pennsylvania Biz Owner Cops To COVID Fraud Schemes

    A Pennsylvania business owner on Tuesday admitted to running fraud schemes targeting government business pandemic relief programs that could result in a maximum $3.25 million fine, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia.

  • May 20, 2025

    Wash. Panel Affirms Toss Of Vrbo Host's Rental Coverage Row

    Washington appellate judges refused to revive a Vrbo host's suit against a Liberty Mutual unit and a company that arranged a policyholder's temporary housing while her home was being repaired, saying the companies did not breach a nonexistent contract with the host by ceasing to pay the policyholder's rent.

  • May 20, 2025

    Cozen O'Connor's Insurance Team Hires Former Deputy AG

    Veteran insurer-side litigator Frank Toddre II has joined Cozen O'Connor in Las Vegas from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, the business law firm announced, touting his experience as a former senior deputy attorney general in Nevada and a seasoned Ninth Circuit appellate and civil rights attorney.

  • May 20, 2025

    Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Costs Keep Outpacing Inflation

    The frequency at which major law firms faced malpractice claims held relatively steady in 2024, but payouts on claims continued to boom at a rate outpacing general inflation, according to this year's legal professional liability insurance survey, with nearly half of insurers surveyed reporting having paid at least one claim over $150 million.

  • May 20, 2025

    Carbon Co. Seeks Coverage For Factory Explosion Losses

    A carbon black manufacturer asked a Texas federal court to find that it could tap into its combined $400 million in property coverage after the explosion of two high-speed fans at its facility, saying its losses constituted "resulting damage" covered by the policies.

  • May 19, 2025

    Insurer Says It Won't Cover Super Bowl Parade Shooting Suit

    An insurer for a Kansas City, Missouri, sports nonprofit told a federal court it should owe no coverage for a lawsuit claiming a man was shot in the leg during a parade the group hosted after the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.

  • May 19, 2025

    Insurer Drops Fight Over $9M OpenText Merger Settlement

    Allied World National Assurance Company on Monday ended its lawsuit seeking a declaration that it wasn't obligated to contribute to a $9 million settlement in a shareholder class action stemming from Covisint Corp.'s merger with OpenText.

  • May 19, 2025

    Liberty Mutual Unit Can't Dodge Spoiled Wine Coverage Suit

    A Liberty Mutual unit can't escape a vineyard's suit seeking indemnification for a settlement reached with another winery over 320,000 damaged cases of wine, a Washington federal court ruled Monday, saying none of the exclusions cited by the insurer clearly apply.

  • May 19, 2025

    Insurer Says Pizza Chain Only Gets $250K For Cyberattack

    A cyber insurer for Cicis Pizza told a Texas federal court that it's already paid the full amount of coverage the restaurant chain is owed for a May 2022 ransomware incident, arguing that only a $250,000 sublimit under a ransomware endorsement applies.

  • May 19, 2025

    BCLP Hires Career Crowell Commercial Atty In DC, Arizona

    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP has hired a former Crowell & Moring LLP commercial litigator who will split time between the firm's Phoenix and Washington, D.C., offices, and will bring his practice representing companies in high stakes healthcare and antitrust matters to the firm, according to a Monday announcement.

  • May 19, 2025

    Justices Pass On Insurers' Tribal Jurisdiction Challenge

    The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a Ninth Circuit decision ordering insurers to litigate the Suquamish Tribe's COVID-19 coverage claims in tribal court in a case that addressed tribal jurisdiction over nonmember insurance companies, according to a Monday order list.

  • May 19, 2025

    High Court Won't Hear Insurer's Calif. COVID Tribal Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up an insurance company's bid to undo a Ninth Circuit ruling affirming that the Cabazon Band of Cahullia Indians' tribal court has jurisdiction over its members' suit that seeks millions in COVID-19 pandemic loss coverage after its California casino temporarily closed.

  • May 16, 2025

    Firms Eye Setoff Shielding $66M Conn. Life Insurance Policies

    Three investment companies holding PHL Variable Insurance Co. policies asked a Connecticut state court judge on Friday to allow them to set off in-force life insurance policy premiums against their $66 million in matured policies, fearing they could receive only a fraction of their investments while the state supervises the struggling insurer.

  • May 16, 2025

    Zurich American Says Ex-Liability Head Poached Workers

    Zurich American Insurance Co. has sued its former New York City-based head of management liability for allegedly poaching two employees by luring them to rival Everest Insurance when he took a new gig there, in violation of a one-year nonsolicitation agreement.

  • May 16, 2025

    Fla. Gov. Says He Will Veto Bill To Expand Death Damages

    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said he will veto a bill recently passed by Florida lawmakers to repeal a statute limiting pain-and-suffering damages in fatal medical malpractice cases, saying a veto will prevent a flood of lawsuits against healthcare providers.

  • May 16, 2025

    Insurers Need Not Pay In Workplace Accident, NJ Panel Says

    A New Jersey appellate panel affirmed a lower court judgment on Friday, finding that due to policy language, insurers didn't have to cover a $1.25 million agreement between an injured and now-deceased worker and his employer that could only have been paid by the carriers.

  • May 16, 2025

    Insurer Asks 7th Circ. To Revise BIPA Coverage Ruling

    A Hanover Insurance unit urged the Seventh Circuit on Friday to revise a ruling that it must indemnify a condiment manufacturer in an underlying biometric privacy suit if notice was timely, saying the court improperly relied on a settlement that wasn't part of the trial record.

  • May 16, 2025

    Insurer Owes $3.8M For Honda Airbag Class Counsel Costs

    A Tokio Marine unit must pay over 5.4 million Canadian dollars ($3.8 million) for class counsel fees that Honda Canada Inc. incurred in underlying class actions over airbag deficiencies, but is off the hook for CA$2.9 million in settlement administration costs, a Canadian court affirmed.

  • May 16, 2025

    Mich. Court Orders Redo Of Motorist's Insurance Award

    A judge erroneously factored in a semi-paralyzed man's future care in allotting him the bulk of an insurance payout, a Michigan state appeals court said, partially reversing the decision at the request of two healthcare providers that had competing claims.

  • May 16, 2025

    Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit

    Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."

  • May 16, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Blakes, Davies, Goodmans

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Charter Communications Inc. merges with Cox Communications, Hub International Ltd. boosts its valuation after securing an investment, Pan American Silver Corp. acquires Mag Silver Corp. and Robinhood buys WonderFi.

  • May 15, 2025

    Troutman Adds Transactional Insurance Partner From McDermott

    Business law firm Troutman Pepper Locke LLP announced Thursday that it has added a new partner from McDermott Will & Emery LLP to its insurance transactional and regulatory practice group's Chicago office.

  • May 15, 2025

    Conn. Justice Warns DMV Rule May Destroy Towing Program

    If the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is correct in its interpretation of how towing companies can be paid for certain services, a state police program for clearing wrecks will evaporate because participating will not be profitable, a justice of the state Supreme Court warned Thursday.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Playing Football Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    While my football career ended over 15 years ago, the lessons the sport taught me about grit, accountability and resilience have stayed with me and will continue to help me succeed as an attorney, says Bert McBride at Trenam.

  • 10 Arbitrations And A 5th Circ. Ruling Flag Arb. Clause Risks

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    The ongoing arbitral saga of Sullivan v. Feldman, which has engendered proceedings before 10 different arbitrators in Texas and Louisiana along with last month's Fifth Circuit opinion, showcases both the risks and limitations of arbitration clauses in retainer agreements for resolving attorney-client disputes, says Christopher Blazejewski at Sherin and Lodgen.

  • Notable Q1 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

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    The first quarter of 2025 was filled with the refinement of old theories in the property and casualty space, including in vehicle valuation, time to seek appraisal and materials depreciation, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.

  • Series

    Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.

  • An Unrestrained, Bright-Eyed View Of Legal AI's Future

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    Todd Itami at Covington offers a bright-eyed, laughing-all-the-way, skydive look at what the legal industry could look like after an artificial intelligence revolution, which he believes may happen much sooner and more dramatically than we expect.

  • Tracking The Evolution In Litigation Finance

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    Despite continued innovation, litigation finance remains an immature market with borrowers recieving significantly different terms as lenders learn to value cases, which firms need a strong handle on to ensure lending terms do not overwhelm collateral value, says Robert Wilkins at Lightfoot Franklin.

  • Opinion

    Asbestos Trusts' Records Purge Threatens Claims Process

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    Recent announcements by 11 asbestos bankruptcy trusts that they plan to destroy legacy data and documents related to resolved claims risks further damage to the integrity of a compensation system long marked by a lack of oversight and transparency, says Peter Kelso at Roux.

  • How Calif., NY Could Fill Consumer Finance Regulatory Void

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    California and New York have historically taken the lead in consumer financial protection, and both show signs of becoming even more active in this area during the second Trump administration amid an enforcement pullback at the federal level, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Volunteer Firefighting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While practicing corporate law and firefighting may appear incongruous, the latter benefits my legal career by reminding me of the importance of humility, perspective and education, says Nicholas Passaro at Ford.

  • Takeaways From Alaska Justices' Pollution Exclusion Ruling

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    A recent Alaska Supreme Court ruling that a total pollution exclusion in a homeowners policy didn't bar coverage for carbon monoxide poisoning shows that even when policy language appears unambiguous on its face, courts can still consider the reasonable expectations of an insured to determine applicability, say attorneys at Hunton.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: The Perils Of Digital Data Protocols

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    Though stipulated protocols governing the treatment of electronically stored information in litigation are meant to streamline discovery, recent disputes demonstrate that certain missteps in the process can lead to significant inefficiencies, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Preparing For Corporate Work

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    Law school often doesn't cover the business strategy, financial fluency and negotiation skills needed for a successful corporate or transactional law practice, but there are practical ways to gain relevant experience and achieve the mindset shifts critical to a thriving career in this space, says Dakota Forsyth at Olshan Frome.

  • Strategies To Help Witnesses Manage Deposition Anxiety

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    During and leading up to deposition, witnesses may experience anxiety stemming from numerous sources and manifesting in a variety of ways, but attorneys can help them mitigate their stress using a few key methods, say consultants at Courtroom Sciences.

  • 5 Insurance Types For Mitigating Tariff-Related Trade Losses

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    The potential for significant trade-related losses as a result of increased tariffs may cause companies to consider which of their insurance policies, including marine, builders risk, trade credit, and directors and officers, could provide coverage to alleviate the financial impact, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

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