Insurers often rely on counsel, external or otherwise, when addressing the validity and/or strength of claims filed by their insureds. However, there is a trend in the courts which makes the extent and nature of such reliance...more
On April 7, 2020, a Birmingham area restaurant doing business as “Ollie Irene” filed a Declaratory Judgment Action in the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama against Farmers Insurance Exchange, Inc. (“Farmers”)....more
COVID-19 and the accompanying shelter-in-place restrictions may spur the onset of a serious economic recession. The conventional wisdom is that litigation is counter-cyclical, and tends to increase during economic downturns....more