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White and Williams LLP

When Can Liability Insurers Sue Appointed Underlying Defense Counsel for Malpractice?

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Insured gets sued. Insurer hires defense counsel to represent insured. Defense counsel takes over the case, and eventually, the case ends. Most of the time, the carrier and its insured will be satisfied with the result. There...more

Butler Snow LLP

And Then There Were Three – the Tripartite Relationship in Insurance Liability Claims and What It Means for You

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In prior blogs, I have discussed liability insurance, including the application of the insuring agreement and exclusions to the existence of coverage, as well as litigating insurance coverage disputes. A related issue...more

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First Circuit Holds Japan is an Adequate Alternative Forum

On April 24, 2020, the First Circuit affirmed the District of Massachusetts’ dismissal of a case against General Electric on forum non conveniens grounds. In 2011, an earthquake-induced tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Commercial Division Judge Reaffirms “Most Critical” Element for Injunctive Relief: Irreparable Harm

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Most litigators know that a preliminary injunction is a “drastic remedy” which is not “routinely granted.”  Reading these words on paper, however, does not adequately convey the high threshold that a party must meet when...more

Morgan Lewis

Singapore to Offer Better Protections for Gig Economy Workers

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The Singapore government recently accepted in principle the recommendations of the Tripartite Workgroup addressing challenges faced by self-employed persons in the country’s gig economy....more

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Key Highlights of the 2017 Singapore Employment Landscape

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In 2017 several key pro-employee developments were introduced in Singapore, including mandatory retrenchment notifications and increased oversight and scrutiny of retrenchment exercises by the Ministry of Manpower, and the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Ruling Elevates Conflicts Considerations in Insurance/Tripartite Relationship Cases - After Washington Supreme Court Decision,...

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• Relationships between insurer, insured and insurer-appointed defense counsel – also known as the "tripartite relationship" – have long been recognized as a potential source of conflicts of interest. By a 5-4 majority in...more

Miller Starr Regalia

California Court Holds That A Tripartite Attorney-Client Relationship Exists Between A Title Insurer, Its Insured And Counsel...

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Ten years ago, a California Court of Appeal took a relatively narrow view of the attorney-client privilege in conjunction with claims investigation and analysis conducted by a title insurer’s in-house counsel....more

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Tripartite Attorney-Client Relationship Arises when Insurer Hires Law Firm to Prosecute Action on Behalf of its Insured

It is well settled that a tripartite attorney-client relationship arises when an insurer retains counsel to defend an action against its insured. As a consequence, confidential communications between counsel and the insurer...more

Cozen O'Connor

Third-Party Bad Faith Litigation – Insurers’ Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Protections Limited by Tripartite...

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In what may be the continuation of a trend toward the erosion of the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine in bad faith litigation, another court has held that an insurer’s communications with defense counsel...more

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