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Commercial Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Major Personal Jurisdiction Case: Impact in Florida Remains to Be Seen

A recent United States Supreme Court decision on the scope of personal jurisdiction, i.e., a...

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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Automatic Liability: New Risk Under California’s Insurance Lapse Protection Statutes

Last year, the Supreme Court of California held that changes in the California Insurance Code’s...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

McHugh, Thomas, and the Long-Term Risk of California Insurance Code Sections 10113.71 and 10113.72

In 2012, the California Legisla­ture enacted changes to the California Insurance Code that provide protections...

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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Defending Against Subjective Disorder Claims

This article was published in the August 2019 issue of "For the Defense,"  a journal published...

Employment and Labor

Interpreting Accident under ERISA-Governed AD&D Coverage

Originally published in The ERISA Report, Volume 13, Issue 3. Typical ERISA-governed accidental death and...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Interpleader: Court Holds Plan Benefits Must Be Distributed to Beneficiary and Insured’s Estate May Not Assert Claims Against Plan Trustee Regarding Distribution of the Death Benefits

Originally published by DRI’s Life, Health and Disability Committee in The ERISA Report, Volume 13,...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Court Construes Pre-existing Condition Exclusion to Avoid Illusory Disability Coverage

Originally published in The Voice of the Defense Bar “ERISA Report,” Volume 13, Issue 1,...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Chapter 558 Pre-Suit Notice May Trigger an Insurer’s Duty to Defend and Indemnify

The Supreme Court of Florida recently issued an opinion in Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum...

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Supreme Court Of Florida Holds Lapse Of Two-Year Contestability Period Precludes Challenge To STOLI

Originally published in the DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar Life, Health and Disability...