South Carolina Federal District Court: Insurer May Act in Bad Faith by Considering Extrinsic Evidence to Deny Duty to Defend
On February 6, 2017, the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, found a genuine …
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Webinar: Review of Significant Bad Faith Cases in 2016 (3/23/2017 at 11:30a – 12:30p ET)
Julia Molander and Jennifer Kennedy-Coggins of the Global Insurance Department present this one-hour Cozen O’Connor webinar which will provide a …
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“Succeeds to the Interests of” Does Not Require Assumption of Obligations: D&O Policy’s Insured v. Insured Exclusion Applies to Claim Assigned to Fidelity Insurer; No Bad Faith
On February 24, 2017, the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a state trial court ruling that an …
Fifth Circuit Provides Road Map for Review and Trial of Bad Faith Claims in Mississippi
Mississippi essentially has three levels of claim when insurance is at issue: (1) mere breach of …
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First Circuit Provides Guidance as to When a Notice of Claim Triggers Policy Obligations
When does receipt of a pre-suit claim notice letter trigger an insurance carrier’s obligation to provide …
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Don’t Get Burned by a “Holt Demand” in Georgia
Georgia has a very specific law called “Holt demands” concerning time-limited demands made against a liability …
Nickerson Redux: Five Lessons On Punitive Damages For Bad Faith Attorneys
This past June the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance …
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Rescission: An Underutilized Tool
The rescission of an insurance policy is one of the most underutilized tools in handling insurance …
Don’t Let a Little Concealer Ruin Your Coverage Defenses
May an insurer in New York delay asserting (or conceal, according to Estee Lauder) a late …
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Texas Supreme Court to Decide Whether a Policyholder Can Recover Damages When The Carrier Does Not Breach the Policy
According to both the appellant and the appellee, the Texas Supreme Court already decided this issue. …