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• Christy's Auto Rentals, Inc. v. Mass. Homeland Ins. Co.

  Apr 19, 2019 | Cases

  Resolving a “long-deferred issue,” the Supreme Court of Rhode Island has ruled that a third party could not bring an action against an insurance company without having first obtained judgment against its insured.

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• Wright v. Estate of Johnson

  Apr 19, 2019 | Cases

  A California court has ruled that a claimant had the burden of demonstrating that the pilot of a Cessna aircraft that crashed had completed an annual training requirement as required by the pilot’s insurance policy.

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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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Legislative & Regulatory Developments ›

Once Again, Superstorm Sandy Magistrate Judge Gary Brown Is Renominated to District Court

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Verdicts & Settlements ›

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

Passenger Injured in Waco Accident Awarded $285,000 by Texas Jury

EEOC Settles with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas on Behalf of Deaf Job-Seeker

Baltimore Jury Awards Plaintiff $2.2 Million in Lead Paint Case

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Industry News ›

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