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30
ST. LOUIS – The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 16 in a divided opinion granted a stay of a district court’s order granting a preliminary injunction enjoining the National Football League and the 32 member NFL teams from continuing a lockout that was instituted the day after nine professional football players and [...]
May
27
Amicus Parties Battle In State’s Top Court Over Statute Of Limitations
May 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
SAN FRANCISCO – Plaintiffs in separate action and a defense counsel advocacy group recently briefed the California Supreme Court on whether delayed discovery or the continuing violation doctrine tolls the unfair competition law (UCL)’s statute of limitations (Jamshid Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions Inc., No. S184929, Calif. Sup.; See February 2011, Page 5). Full story [...]
May
24
3rd Circuit Says Insurers Have Standing In Dispute Over Silica-Related Liabilities
May 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, in a divided en banc opinion, on May 4 held that insurers have standing to challenge the confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization of Global Industries Technologies Inc. (GIT) and remanded the case for a Pennsylvania federal bankruptcy court to determine the legitimacy of a trust [...]
May
21
Judge Finds No Coverage For Professional Negligence Claims Against Accounting Firm
May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment
ORLANDO, Fla. – Partners of an accounting firm had knowledge that the firm’s principal’s acts or omissions in connection with a client’s representation might reasonably be expected to be the basis of an underlying professional negligence claim, a Florida federal judge held May 16, granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment (Cuthill & Eddy LLC, [...]
May
18
English Judge Awards Former Joiner 124,311 Pounds In Damages For Mesothelioma
May 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment
LONDON – An England and Wales judge on April 19 ordered the former employer of a joiner to pay him 124,311.20 pounds in damages for mesothelioma he contracted as a result of negligent asbestos exposure at work (Mohammed Najib v. John Laing PLC, No. [2011] EWHC 1016 [QB], England and Wales High, QBD). Full story [...]
May
15
Judge Finds Delay In Payment Not Attributable To Insurer, Not Bad Faith
May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
PHILADELPHIA – Alleged delays in settling a policyholder’s underinsured motorist (UIM) claim and in obtaining an independent medical examination (IME) had a reasonable basis, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled May 9, granting an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on the bad faith claim against it (Nancy Thomer v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 10-cv-375, E.D. Pa.; [...]
May
14
Introduction
May 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
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