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• Warner Loses Indemnification Claim Over Madonna Song ‘Vogue’

  Apr 18, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Second Circuit has ruled that a songwriter who composed the song “Vogue” with Madonna did not have to indemnify the music publisher for attorneys’ fees it incurred in successfully defending a copyright infringement suit over the song.

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• Insurance Coverage Law Center Publishes ‘Real or fake? Revealing workers’ compensation fraud’

  Apr 18, 2019 | Industry News

  The Insurance Coverage Law Center has published “Real or fake? Revealing workers' compensation fraud.”

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• New Jersey Court Rejects Homeowners’ Claims Under Lender-Placed Insurance Policies

  Apr 18, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A federal district court in New Jersey has dismissed a homeowner’s claims against his mortgage servicers and the insurers that issued lender-placed insurance policies on his property.

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• One Year Suit Limitation Clause Barred Insured’s Action Against Insurer, 9th Circuit Rules

  Apr 18, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a homeowners’ insurance policy’s one year suit limitation provision prevented homeowners from recovering under their policy.

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• Insurers May Not Depreciate Labor to Calculate ACV, Tennessee Supreme Court Holds

  Apr 18, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Supreme Court of Tennessee has responded in the negative to a certified question of law from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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• Woman Ordered to Repay State Farm $10,000 for Diamond Ring Claim

  Apr 18, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  A woman from Renton, Washington, has pleaded guilty to one felony count of filing a fraudulent insurance claim for a diamond ring.

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New York Jury Awards Tenant Damages for Slip and Fall on Icy Stairway

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