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Ruling could affect thousands of claims
An insurance defense lawyer says a recent victory at the state Supreme Court could affect thousands of pending insurance claims.The Nov. 30 ruling by a divided court limits the liability of providers of uninsured motorist policies, sometimes called underinsured motorist or UM/UIM policies. UM coverage is supposed to protect policyholders if they are hit by a driver who is uninsured or has only minimal coverage.End of Summary Judgment on City Employment Discrimination Claims?
Proskauer Rose's Edward A. Brill and Harris M. Mufson review a recent decision in which the First Department addressed the applicable burdens on motions for summary judgment on New York City Human Rights Law claims. In 'Bennett,' the court articulated a standard that is considerably more permissive than the one applied to state and federal discrimination claims, emphasizing that the holding should not be simply "the new means by which an old status quo is continued."Government Accuses Companies in Pornographic E-mail Operations
Federal regulators accused seven companies Wednesday of hiring others to send illegal e-mails with pornographic messages to tempt consumers to visit adult Internet sites. The FTC described the practice as "electronic flashing" and said at least some of the unwanted e-mails were sent to children. The government said four of the firms already agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to settle the charges, making it among the most aggressive government crackdowns on pornographic e-mail operations.Merck Faces New Jersey Jury After Big Texas Loss
After Merck & Co.'s devastating loss in Texas earlier this month in the first Vioxx case to go to a jury, the nation's eyes now turn to Atlantic City, where the first of over 2,300 cases is set for trial on Sept. 12. Merck's exposure could be well into the billions if it loses the upcoming national class action suit.Decision summaries from the NLJ
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