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Beware Misuse of Related-Claims Deemer Clauses in Claims-Made Policies

The hallmark of a claims-made liability policy is coverage exclusively for claims “first made” during the policy period, thus limiting the insurer’s risk to new claims asserted against the policyholder during a finite time...more

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Contracts May “Legally” Obligate a Party to Pay, Even Without a Court Judgment

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Time and again, courts have been tasked with construing ambiguous and inconsistent terms in contracts. Recently, the Sixth Circuit revisited the issue of interpreting contractual language in Dark Horse Express, LLC v. Lancer...more

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Legal v. Illegal Drugs in Event Cancellation Policies

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The abuse of illegal drugs continues to claim its victims in the entertainment industry, as the death of Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman shows. The 46-year old actor suddenly passed away on Feb. 2, 2014, due to...more

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