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• Vietnam Vet Struggles with PTSD, and with VA Over Disability Compensation

  May 26, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  It has been nearly 50 years since Dave W. Brown, Jr., was on active duty in the U.S. Army, including in Vietnam. It also has been over a decade since Mr. Brown first sought disability compensation payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, a decision in his favor by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims suggests that his fight for those payments may soon be over.

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• Insurer Did Not Waive ‘Vacancy’ Provision by Continuing to Renew Policy After Learning Building Was Vacant, West Virginia’s Top Court Rules

  May 23, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  West Virginia highest court has ruled that an insurer did not waive its policy’s vacancy provision by continuing to renew the policy after it became aware, at the time of a vandalism claim, that the building was vacant.

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• 4th Circuit Rejects Insurer’s Subrogation Suit Against Amazon, Finding It Was Not a ‘Seller’

  May 23, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Fourth Circuit has rejected an insurance company’s subrogation action against Amazon.com, Inc., finding that Amazon was not the seller of an allegedly defective product on its website and, therefore, that Amazon could not be held liable under Maryland products liability law.

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• 11th Circuit Affirms That Insurance Policy Did Not Cover Suit Against Unlicensed Mental Health Counselor

  May 23, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The 11th Circuit has ruled that an insurer that issued a health care provider insurance policy to an unlicensed mental health counselor did not have to cover a lawsuit brought against the counselor alleging that his counseling led to the suicide of a 10-year-old.

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• 9th Circuit Confirms That Intentional Act Was No ‘Accident,’ Even If Injury Was Unintended

  May 23, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that, under California law, there is no insurance coverage for a lawsuit alleging intentional conduct, even if the insured did not intend to cause injury.

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• Pennsylvania Names Insurance Fraud Fighter Award Winners

  May 23, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority and the Pennsylvania chapters of the International Association of Special Investigation Units have recognized 18 individuals with Fraud Fighter Awards for their roles in the investigation and prosecution of insurance fraud cases across Pennsylvania.

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