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A Broker Nuclear Verdict Reversal! (And a Very Good Year [In the Courts] for Brokers)

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Suffice it to say that the past year has been a very good year for brokers; in the courts, that is! While there have been several very favorable preemption decisions across the country, the preemption doctrine is not...more

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Staying in Your Lane on Vehicular Accident Liability

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Accidents on the roadways are an unfortunate reality in the transportation business.  Any carrier that has been in the business long enough, or that has reached a sizeable scale, experiences accidents despite a zealous...more

Carlton Fields

Court Compels Non-Signatory Affiliates, But Not Broker, To Arbitrate Premium Payment Dispute

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National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh brought a petition in a New York federal court, to compel nine related companies to arbitrate a payment dispute relating to certain policies of insurance issued to the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is that Covered? Data Breach

With all of the data breach issues in the news, we thought that this decision might be of interest to you. The Connecticut Supreme Court today affirmed a lower court ruling denying coverage to IBM for more than $6 million in...more

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Liability Of A Truck Broker In Catastrophic Personal Injury Cases

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In the vast majority of personal injury and wrongful death cases involving commercial motor carriers the insurance limits for the motor carrier are sufficient to cover the loss given the required $750,000 minimum limits...more

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