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Jones Day Client Seeks Indemnification for $7.2M Privacy Settlement, Plus Defense Costs

"CNA only agreed to pay claim expenses incurred on or after April 23, 2024. However, all of the claim expenses were incurred in connection with the civil action, as DOJ was, at all relevant times, investigating the allegations contained in the sealed qui tam complaint," Mark Rotatori, a partner at Jones Day, wrote on behalf of the plaintiff seeking indemnification.
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Law.com

State Court Denies Firm's Attempts to Arbitrate Late Attorney's $10M Life Insurance Dispute

The three-judge panel determined that the operating agreement in question signed by attorneys Marcus Raichile and Neil Maune, and a separate law firm they joined, did not apply to Maune's wife as she was not a party included in the agreement.
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Law.com

Divided State Court Reinstates Dispute Over Replacement Vehicles Fees

In Bell v. Shelter General Insurance Co., the plaintiff appealed the dismissal of her breach of contract suit, which alleged that Shelter General Insurance Co. breached its automobile insurance policy by failing to pay her sales taxes and fees relating to her purchase of a replacement vehicle.
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Texas Lawyer

Big Law Gathers for Case Allowing Insurers to Avoid $78.5M Payout

Icahn Enterprises wants a judgment vacating an order that let its insurers avoid paying a $78.5 million settlement.
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New York Law Journal

Post-Pandemic Increase in Live Events Prompts Need for Premise Liability Action

Record live event attendance has been driving the need for review of venue liability policies. This article discusses insurance policies, venue liability, and how to navigate negligence claims as crowd sizes continue to soar. 
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Daily Business Review

Helene, Milton Will Leave Behind Tangle of Insurance Disputes, Litigators Say

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Law.com

Law Firm Accused of Barratry for Allegedly Soliciting Crash Victims

The plaintiffs allegedly received a call from Kanner & Pintaluga two days after the crash, offering representation and a minimum recovery of $10,000. The law firm did not respond to a request for comment.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Who Should Pay? Insurer Wants No Part of $30M Sexual Abuse Settlement

Markel Insurance Co., which has around $8 million in coverage, could be liable for the entire $30 million agreed to in the consent judgment because it was given a chance to tender its policy limits at the outset of the case but it was "just dismissive," John W. Baldante of Baldante & Rubenstein said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Progressive Hit With Class Action After Allegedly Unlawfully Denying Collision Coverage

"Progressive has implemented a systemic, predetermined refusal to offer optional automobile insurance coverages due to a so-called 'binding restriction' that runs counter to established Massachusetts law that limits the circumstances under which an insurer can refuse to offer optional coverages."
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Law.com

First Came the SEC, Now Investors Raise Allegations Against Acadia Healthcare

"It is particularly important that health care providers satisfy these requirements when providing services to a vulnerable patient population, such as residents of an inpatient behavioral health facility," Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department's civil division, said.
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