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• Kansas Supreme: Law Capping Jury Awards for Noneconomic Damages in PI Cases Is Unconstitutional

  Jun 17, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Supreme Court of Kansas has ruled that a Kansas law capping jury awards for noneconomic damages in personal injury actions was unconstitutional because it violated the “inviolate” right of trial by jury guarantee in Section 5 of the Kansas Constitution Bill of Rights.

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• Montana Supreme: Endorsements Did Not Provide AI Coverage to Property Owner

  Jun 17, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Supreme Court of Montana has ruled that neither of two endorsements to a commercial general liability insurance policy issued to a subcontractor afforded additional insured coverage to a property owner.

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• South Carolina Supreme: Insurer Did Not Waive Attorney-Client Privilege by Denying Liability in Answer

  Jun 17, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Supreme Court of South Carolina has ruled that an insurance company that denied liability and also asserted good faith in an answer to an insurance bad faith action did not place privileged attorney-client communications “at issue” such that it waived the privilege.

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• Appellate Court Rejects Sanctions Against Insureds & Law Firm for Failure to Produce Non-Party Witness

  Jun 17, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  An appellate court in an insurance coverage case in Florida has reversed a trial court’s decision striking the insureds’ pleadings and imposing sanctions on their law firm for failing to produce an adjuster for a deposition.

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• CFTC Commissioner Warns of Climate Change Impact on Insurers and Other Users of Derivatives Markets

  Jun 17, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  Rostin Behnam, a CFTC commissioner, warned of the effects of climate change on insurers and other participants in the derivatives markets in a recent presentation before the Market Risk Advisory Committee.

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• GM’s Driverless Fleet Should Be Held to ‘High Safety Bar,’ NHTSA Is Told

  Jun 17, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  Federal regulators should not allow manufacturers of autonomous vehicles to skimp on safety, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said in response to a request for comment by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding a petition by General Motors.

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