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5 Risks of Telecommuting (And How Employers Should Handle Them)

Second Circuit Affirms Duty to Defend Under Professional Liability Policy

by Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP on 5/22/2012

In its recent decision in Westport Ins. Corp. v. Hamilton Wharton Group, Inc., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 9888 (2d Cir. May 17, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had occasion to consider whether a...more

The 2011 Texas Legislature Tightens Indemnity Rights and Changes Mechanic's Lien Perfection Requirements

by Sedgwick LLP on 12/16/2011

The 82nd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature dealt with many issues related to construction projects in Texas, including sustainable design building standards for state buildings, lien waiver form requirements, and the...more

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 10/3/2011

CARE CUSTODY & CONTROL EXCLUSION PRECLUDES COVERAGE Last Friday, in Ohio Casualty Insurance Company v. Lloyd Technologies Inc., No. A-09-CA-633-LY (W.D.Tex. September 30, 2011), a Federal District Court Judge in the Austin...more

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/29/2011

Texas courts continue their busy pace in insurance cases. TEXAS SUPREME COURT REVERSES RUTTINGER: WORKERS COMPENSATION CARRIERS NOT SUBJECT TO UNFAIR SETTLEMENT PRACTICES CLAIMS UNDER THE TEXAS INSURANCE CODE In a...more

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief - August 8, 2011

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 8/8/2011

No Extra-Contractual Recovery for AFS/IBEX against Great American in Crime Policy Coverage Fight Recently, in Great Am. Ins. Co. v. AFS/IBEX Fin. Servs. Inc., C.A. No. 3:07–CV–924–O, 2011 WL 3163605 (S.D. Tex. July 27,...more

Texas Insurance, Litigation, and News

by Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, LLP on 7/25/2011

Texas courts address the busines auto policy, "advertising injury" coverage, workers compensation and bad faith, and Hurricane Ike. In a case of first impression “in this state and perhaps the country,” the Texas Supreme...more

Advanced Settlement Loan Companies

by Virginia L. Hunt on 7/19/2010

Occasionally, one of my clients asks me to sign a lien agreement with a company offering to advance money to the client based on the client's potential permanent partial disability award at the end of his claim. I have never...more

Who's To Blame For High Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums in California?

by Michael Kline on 1/1/2010

Whether your business employs 50 clerical workers or 500 construction specialists, you are undoubtedly familiar with the budgetary constraints and administrative nightmares that go hand-in-hand with workers’...more

Workers' Comp: CGL vs. Workers’ Comp 1B - Coverage In Construction Cases

by Melito & Adolfsen on 9/30/2009

The question as to the applicability of CGL and/or 1B Coverage in any given case remains a fertile ground for dispute. The 1B Coverage generally provides liability coverage for bodily injury sustained by an employee,...more

Taking Control of Workers Compensation Costs

by Michael Faul on 8/1/2008

Please find an article that I co-authored with Joann Ralph, CPA of Rothstein Kass....more

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Second Circuit Affirms Duty to Defend Under Professional Liability Policy

The 2011 Texas Legislature Tightens Indemnity Rights and Changes Mechanic's Lien Perfection Requirements

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief

Texas Insurance Law Newsbrief - August 8, 2011

Texas Insurance, Litigation, and News

Advanced Settlement Loan Companies

Who's To Blame For High Workers' Compensation Insurance Premiums in California?

Workers' Comp: CGL vs. Workers’ Comp 1B - Coverage In Construction Cases

Taking Control of Workers Compensation Costs

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