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Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law

Work-Related Car Accidents: Who Is Responsible?

When it comes to workplace-related incidents, the question of liability can often be complex and nuanced. One common scenario involves damage to an employee's car while parked in the employer's parking lot. This article...more

Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Court Affirms Trial Court’s Grant of Summary Judgment to Defendant, Finding that Plaintiff Failed to Vault the Verbal...

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McGovern v. Basich, No. A-3951-21, 2023 WL 8613540 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 13, 2023) - This case arose from a motor vehicle accident in which the plaintiff had a green light when her car was struck by the defendant’s...more

Butler Snow LLP

Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for UIM Insurer in Alabama Bad Faith Case.

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In a recent unpublished opinion, the 11th Circuit upheld summary judgment for an auto insurer on claims of breach of contract, bad faith and outrage stemming from an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim. Voss v. State Farm Mut....more

Morris James LLP

What Damages Should You Get After a Motorcycle Accident?

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Motorcycle accidents can result in serious, life-altering injuries and property damage. Injured motorcyclists or their passengers may be entitled to financial compensation for their injuries and losses from their own...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Attorney’s Fees as an Element Damages in an Uninsured Motorist Bad Faith Lawsuit Make the Plaintiff Whole, not His or Her...

A plaintiff cannot recover attorney’s fees in a Florida lawsuit for Uninsured Motorist (“UM”) benefits unless there is a dispute about whether the insurance policy provides coverage.  However, attorney’s fees from the...more

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Eleventh Circuit (Florida): No Bad Faith for Investigating Claim

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On February 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the Southern District of Florida’s summary judgment victory for GEICO, finding that no reasonable jury could conclude that GEICO had...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Superiority and Mootness of Injunctive Relief Claim Addressed in Recent Denial of Class Certification

A recent decision by a Washington federal district court caught my eye because it involved a circumstance I often see—a new development in the law results in a class action lawsuit being filed before the defendant has an...more

Michigan Auto Law

Insurance Agent Negligence and the New Michigan Auto Insurance Law

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Now is not the time to be placing new limits on insurance agent liability. Think of insurance agents as the foot soldiers for the new Michigan auto insurance law. Insurance agents are now – more than ever before – tasked...more

Michigan Auto Law

No-Fault: How do doctors get paid by insurance companies?

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For years, doctors’ and hospitals’ medical bills have been slashed by No-Fault insurers using the insurers’ own de facto medical-provider fee schedules - How do doctors get paid by insurance companies under Michigan...more

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The Florida Supreme Court Pushes Florida Bad Faith Standard Closer to Negligence in Harvey v. GEICO Decision

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The Florida Supreme Court recently decided Harvey v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., No. SC17-85, 2018 WL 4496566, at *1 (Fla. Sept. 20, 2018), an important case setting forth what many will try to argue has lessened the standard for...more

White and Williams LLP

A Divided Florida Supreme Court Drastically Expands Liability for Bad Faith Claims

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In a highly anticipated decision, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court reversed the decision of the state’s Fourth District Court of Appeal and reinstated a jury’s $9.2 million verdict against GEICO for the insurer’s...more

Michigan Auto Law

Bills to replace Michigan No Fault with pure tort liability insurance system introduced

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Here is what a pure tort liability system will mean for car accident victims and drivers in Michigan - Yesterday House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Michigan’s 45-year-old No Fault auto insurance law and...more

Michigan Auto Law

Detroit News gets facts wrong on No-Fault car insurance reform

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Detroit News editorial on reforming No-Fault law makes up facts, avoids reality of how No-Fault system works - The Detroit News at least got the title of its Tuesday editorial correct when it said, “Make auto insurance...more

Michigan Auto Law

Top 9 Mini Tort facts for repairing car accident vehicle damage

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What you need to know on the Michigan Mini Tort maximum recovery limit, getting your car fixed and paid for, what do do if you’re in a crash with an uninsured driver, time limits to file a claim....more

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The Duty to Follow-up Part II: When The Underlying Litigation Changes

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Last month, we discussed the duty to follow-up in the context of an offer to settle made by a tort claimant and how neglect of that duty cost an insurer dearly by converting a claim that could have been settled for $25,000...more

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Insurance and Liability: What You Need to Know if You Are Injured in an Automobile Accident

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It's an unfortunate fact, but each year over 100,000 people are injured in automobile accidents in North Carolina, and statistics suggest that nearly every driver will be involved in at least one automobile accident during...more

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Florida Supreme Court Holds that UM Insured is Entitled to Liability Determination and Full Extent of Damages Before Filing a Bad...

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Petitioner Adrian Fridman (“Fridman”) was injured in an automobile accident involving an underinsured motorist. Fridman filed a claim with his uninsured/underinsured (UM) insurance carrier (Insurer) for the $50,000 limits of...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin: Insured Must Be “Made Whole” For Total Loss Before Insurer Can Recover Subrogated Funds

Dufour v. Progressive Classic Ins. Co., No. 2014AP157, 2015 WL 4275292 (Wis. Ct. App. July 16, 2015). The Court of Appeals of Wisconsin reverses the Circuit Court for Dodge County and remands for proceedings on damages...more

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Court Escalates a $4 million Covenant Judgment to a $20 million Bad Faith Judgment

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Last week, the Washington Court of Appeals held that “in an insurance bad faith case, the amount of a reasonable covenant judgment sets a floor, not a ceiling, on the damages the jury may award.” Miller v. Safeco Ins. Co.,...more

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