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Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Evidence of Specialization Creates a Presumption that Clients will Rely on Insurance Agent/Broker’s Acknowledged Expertise

In Murray v. UPS Capital Ins. Agency, Inc. (No. 20G058353, filed 9/11/20) a California appeals court held that summary judgment should not have been granted to an insurance agency since the policyholder had raised a...more

Hogan Lovells

Drake, a redefining judgment on breach of mandate and contractual damages

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In a precedent setting judgment, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Drake Flemmer & Orsmond Inc & Another v Gajjar NO [2017] ZASCA 169 (1 December 2017) pronounced on the principles applicable in respect of assessment of...more

Morris James LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Contours of In Pari Delicto Doctrine

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The Delaware Supreme Court, in a recent order affirming the opinion of the Delaware Court of Chancery, provided clear guidance about when third-party corporate advisers may raise the in pari delicto defense as a shield to...more

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New Jersey’s “Direct Action Statute” Is Not A Bar To Judgment Creditor’s Coverage Action

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A New Jersey appellate court recently addressed that state’s “direct action statute,” concluding that it did not prevent judgment creditors from pursuing a coverage action arising out of an LMX reinsurance spiral. The...more

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