This case is an eye-opener for every policyholder as it explains the importance of treating an insurance policy as a specialized contract. Insurance contracts have special features, but they are still contracts to which the...more
This article relates to personal injury limitations; there may be different limitations periods for other product liability claims (e.g., those that sound in warranty or fraud). Statutes of limitations and statutes of...more
In Taylor v. Rothstein Kass & Co., PLLC, a receiver for a failed business sued an accounting firm for various claims arising from the auditor’s issuance of a clean audit report concerning certain financial statements. No....more
Forty-five years ago, a scandalous medical experiment in Alabama caused the United States to reexamine the concept of informed consent. While that scrutiny continues today, a recent case from Alabama, Looney v. Moore,...more