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What's in a name?

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What Plaintiffs call a “confidential settlement negotiation”. By any other name would be an “other paper” and establish the amount in controversy. The Middle District of Florida recently considered the issue of whether...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

COVID-19: How To Prepare for Potential Future Disputes

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Pandemic-Related Uncertainty Means Business Decisions Will Be Highly Scrutinized - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to develop, guiding a business through this time of immense crisis means making decisions that gravely...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Ruling Could Significantly Impact Disclosure of Communications Between Insurer and Counsel

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A recent decision from one of New York’s trial courts of general jurisdiction could have a chilling effect on written communications between an insurer and its retained counsel during a claim investigation.  In Otsuka...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

California Puts Teeth into Confidentiality Provisions. Lawyer Gets Bitten.

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claims often end in confidential settlements, as do many insured liabilities. But does it matter if lawyers sign a settlement agreement approving “as to form and content”? Last month, the California Supreme Court answered...more

Butler Snow LLP

Bad Faith Insurance Defense and Reliance on Advice of Counsel

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In Mississippi, for a plaintiff to recover punitive damages against an insurance company for bad faith refusal to pay a claim or to fulfill an obligation existing under the terms of an insurance policy, the insured must be...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

New York’s Highest Court Refuses to Expand the Common Interest Doctrine to Merging Parties

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On June 9, 2016, the New York Court of Appeals issued a stark reminder to transactional lawyers: no matter how much “common interest” two parties may have with respect to a transaction, the common interest doctrine may not...more

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