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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

Eleventh Circuit Holds Mental Anguish Claim Not Bodily Injury

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 4/12/2013

In its recent decision in N.H. Ins. Co. v. Hill, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 7204 (11th Cir. Apr. 10, 2013), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, applying Florida law, had occasion to consider whether an...more

Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company Placed into Rehabilitation: What you should be doing to protect and prepare to assert your...

by Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 7/27/2012

On July 2, 2012, the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) entered an Agreed Order of Rehabilitation against Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company and American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Company, which is the part of the...more

Arbitration Limitation: Ninth Circuit Holds That a Bankruptcy Court May Refuse to Enforce an Arbitration Clause

by Mintz Levin - Bankruptcy, Restructuring &... on 5/22/2012

Clients often raise questions concerning the enforceability of arbitration clauses in bankruptcy proceedings. While this topic has been hotly debated for many years, a recent Ninth Circuit opinion, In re Thorpe Insulation...more

New York’s Highest Court Reinstates $5 Billion Lawsuit By Big Banks Against MBIA

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 7/1/2011

New York’s highest court yesterday reinstated a $5 billion lawsuit brought by a group of banks, including Bank of America and Wells Fargo, against insurance giant MBIA. ABN AMRO Bank, et al. v. MBIA Inc., et al., — N.E. 2d –,...more

Filing Bankruptcy During Civil Litigation

by Christine Wilton on 10/5/2009

Debtor strategy during civil litigation...more

The United States Supreme Court Applies Equitable Principles in Favor of Insurers in Enforcing Settlement Trust Order by...

by Barger & Wolen on 6/30/2009

The Supreme Court in Travelers Indemnity Company v. Bailey, 57 U.S. ___ (2009) last week reversed a Second Circuit opinion that could have caused insurance companies concerns when contributing to a settlement fund to resolve...more