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Marshall Dennehey

Superior Court of Pennsylvania Affirmed the Trial Court’s Denial for Post-Trial Relief Against the Plaintiff

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Vaughan v. Williams, Slip Copy, 2024 WL 1231352 - The plaintiff filed suit against the defendant, alleging negligence in a motor vehicle accident where the defendant’s vehicle struck the plaintiff’s after the defendant...more

Morgan Lewis

Judgment in the FCA’s Business Interruption Test Case – What Evidence Proves the Presence or Occurrence of COVID-19?

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This LawFlash provides a summary of the judgment of Lord Justice Flaux and Mr. Justice Butcher as it relates to the determination of the prevalence of coronavirus (COVID-19) under a particular policy. The court was somewhat...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Duke v. Hoch Standard Survives Challenge in Eleventh Circuit

Eleventh Circuit Rejects Mandatory Insurer Intervention Rule in Cases Involving Covered and Uncovered Damages - In a recent decision, QBE Specialty Ins. Co. v. Scrap Inc., Nos. 18-13926 and 19-13894, 2020 WL 1228648 (11th...more

Carlton Fields

Intentional Killing a Grave Mistake Under Slayer Statutes

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Recent decisions provide worthwhile guidance for insurers handling slayer claims. According to traditional inheritance law, a “slayer” is one who intentionally kills, or conspires to kill, feloniously or unjustifiably,...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Delaware Court Adopts Pillsbury’s Theories on Novel D&O Insurance Issues (Part 2)

Previously, we reported an important ruling of first impression by the Delaware Superior Court that a shareholder appraisal action against Pillsbury’s client Solera Holdings Inc. was a “Securities Claim” under Solera’s...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

First Look - Spring Issues 2018

“An insured owes an obligation to cooperate with its insurer. Generally, this duty to cooperate flows from a specific provision in the insurance contract, usually referred to as the ‘cooperation clause.’” However, even if...more

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