Florida Appellate Court holds that insurer must provide separate counsel to co-defendant insureds *

USA - March 4 2013
On February 20, 2013, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal held that an insurer was required to provide separate counsel to two…

Co-authors: John David Dickenson.

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Virginia Supreme Court construes four exclusions as barring coverage in first-party Chinese drywall claim *

USA - January 7 2013
On November 1, 2012, the Virginia Supreme Court issued its opinion in TravCo Insurance Company v. Ward, and became the first state high court to determine…

Co-authors: John David Dickenson.

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First social media ruling from NLRB invalidates Costco’s policy *

USA - October 1 2012
On September 7, 2012, the National Labor Relations Board issued its first decision concerning an employer's social media policy, reasoning that a general prohibition on what employees can say online violates Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.

Co-authors: Simeon D. Brier.

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Florida Supreme Court answers certified questions from Eleventh Circuit in anticipated hurricane related bad faith opinion *

USA - June 5 2012
On May 31, 2012, in an anticipated opinion, the Florida Supreme Court resolved five certified questions from the United States Court Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a case styled Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Association, Inc. v. QBE Insurance Corporation, Case. No. SC09-441.

Co-authors: John David Dickenson.

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New York Emergency Regulation 200 creates search requirements for unclaimed life insurance benefits *

USA - May 25 2012
In a May 14, 2012, press release, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky, announced the issuance of Emergency Regulation 200, which creates search requirements for unclaimed life insurance benefits.

Co-authors: A. Kenneth Levine, John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo.

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