Civil Procedure – May 23, 2012

by Lane Powell PC - ERISA Law on 5/23/2012

We all know that ERISA disability claim decisions can hinge on the definition of the claimant’s “regular occupation” or “own occupation.” But how do you define a claimant’s “regular occupation”? Must you use the...more

by Warner Norcross & Judd - Appellate Practice... on 5/17/2012

In the 2006 decision in Cameron v Auto Club Ins Ass’n, a narrow majority of the Michigan Supreme Court found that the provisions of the No Fault Act that tolled the statute of limitations for minors/insanity did not prevent...more

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/15/2012

Supreme Court to Review Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: In one of the most important and closely watched cases in recent memory, the Supreme Court this Term will decide the constitutionality of the Patient...more

by Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/10/2012

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has rejected the efforts of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) to liquidate two long-term care insurance (LTCI) companies domiciled in Pennsylvania. The ruling in Consedine v....more

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/8/2012

In a matter involving an issue of first impression under South Carolina law, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, in its recent decision in Jessco, Inc. v. Builders Mutual Insurance Co., 2012...more

by Dickinson Wright on 5/3/2012

In this issue: - McCarran Repeal Legislation Passes in the House In late March, legislation that would repeal the health insurance industry’s antitrust exemption, contained in the McCarran Ferguson Act (15 USC...more

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/1/2012

In its recent decision in Derderian v. Essex Insurance Company, 2012 R.I. LEXIS 54 (R.I. Apr. 27, 2012), the Supreme Court of Rhode Island had occasion to consider whether under a general liability policy, an insured was...more

by Erik Anderson on 5/1/2012

The Appellate Division in Cambria v. Two JFK BLV, LLC, et. al. (423 N.J. Super 499) was called upon to determine whether the trial court properly found that the landlord and its real estate manager were additional insured...more