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By The Law Journal Editorial Board | May 3, 2024
The content of the declarations page has significant importance in defining an insured's reasonable expectations of coverage because a conscientious policy holder will more likely examine the declarations page to assure coverage.
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By Alex Anteau | May 2, 2024
Defendant-appellant counsel Matt Friedlander said waiving the Civil Practice Statute was "a legally inert proclamation … like Michael Scott standing up and saying 'I declare bankruptcy.' It's funny, but it doesn't mean anything."
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By David B. Levin, Kristin Grice and Elizabeth Sardinas | May 1, 2024
The import of a viable late-reporting defense cannot be understated—and is available to carriers even if coverage is initially extended for a claimed loss.
6 minute read
By Riley Brennan | April 26, 2024
Taking into account recent decisions from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the ruling comes to an opposite conclusion from what the same federal court predicted in a similar case two years ago.
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By Riley Brennan | April 26, 2024
"We are pleased that the Appellate Court applied the innocent insured doctrine to the misappropriation exclusion in this hard-fought litigation. We hope that this ruling will protect innocent insureds, like our client, in the future," said Dana's attorneys, Joseph Bosco and Costa Diamond of LaRose & Bosco, in Oak Park, Illinois.
4 minute read
By Lisa Willis | April 23, 2024
The jury found AIG mishandled part of the claims process for damage to the family's $95 million oceanfront mansion near Miami.
4 minute read
By Alexander Lugo | April 17, 2024
Insurance work has shrunk as a consequence of the state's insurance crisis and recent legislative changes. But some firms are still hiring, betting that top lawyers will attract lucrative matters.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 10, 2024
The insurance company allegedly withheld policy documentation showing the death-claim limit was $500,000. The initial proposal to which Tessmer Law and its clients are bound is $100,000.
4 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | April 5, 2024
The ruling, which denied Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co.'s motion for reconsideration, waded into a novel question of insurance law regarding coverage for a vehicle with an alternate garaging address than what's listed on the policy.
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By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne | April 4, 2024
While merely striking affirmative defenses that should not have been in the action in the first place may not be a sufficient deterrent to curb the filing of frivolous defenses, where the assertion of such baseless prophylactic defenses occurs in first party insurance litigation, such as uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist claims, it may result in much harsher repercussions.
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