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Fraud is the making of false representations or engaging in deceptive behavior in order to unlawfully secure financial or personal gain. 
Hendershot Cowart P.C.

My Practice Received a Letter from an Insurance Company SIU – What Should I Do?

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SIU stands for Special Investigation Unit, and nearly all insurance companies have one, especially health insurers. SIUs exist to investigate complaints of fraud, waste or abuse, and train claims personnel to recognize and...more

Carlton Fields

Real Property, Financial Services, & Title Insurance Update: Week Ending May 10, 2019

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Real Property Update - Ad Valorem Taxes: in a matter of first impression, county's immunity from taxation does not extend extraterritorially to property it owns in another Florida county - Joiner v. Pinellas Cnty., Fla.,...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

The Doctrine of Equitable Recoupment Is A Litigation Shield – Not A Sword

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The doctrine of equitable recoupment, which is codified in CPLR 203(d) permits a defendant to assert an otherwise untimely defense or counterclaim. The Appellate Division, First Department recently applied the doctrine in...more

Proskauer - Insurance Recovery & Counseling

Policyholder Warning: What One Provision Giveth (Defense Costs), Another Provision May Taketh Away

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Professional liability insurance policyholders often breathe a sigh of relief when their insurer begins funding the costs of defending against a civil claim or government investigation. That is one of the reasons they bought...more

Cozen O'Connor

D&O Carrier Allowed to Recoup Defense and Indemnity Costs After Employees Plead Guilty to Misconduct

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In Protection Strategies, Inc. v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia allowed an insurer to recoup more than $670,000 in costs paid for the insured first to respond to...more

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