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S.B. 112 proposed property insurance reform bill in Texas

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USA
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February 11 2013

A Texas State Senator has introduced legislation that would require residential property insurance carriers to include on the declarations page a

Insurance carrier not entitled to reimbursement of fees in Bratz doll dispute

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USA
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November 6 2012

The long-running dispute between Mattel, Inc. over the ownership of the wildly successful Bratz doll line may be over, but the ensuing insurance coverage litigation continues

Statements on proof of loss constitute admissions by insured

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USA
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September 25 2012

In an August ruling from the Texas Court of Appeal, the court held that factual statements on a proof of loss form constitute admissions by the insured that signed the form

Texas courts continue to address appraisal procedures

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USA
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March 22 2012

The importance of the Texas Supreme Court's opinion, In re Universal Underwriters of Texas Insurance Company, 345 S.W.3d 404 (Tex. 2011), continues to grow as Texas courts face an onslaught of appraisal cases

Utah High Court adopts time-on-the-risk allocation method in patent infringement case

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USA
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February 13 2012

On January 6, 2012, the Supreme Court of Utah ruled that insurance carriers with successive policies should allocate the costs of defending a patent infringement lawsuit based upon time-on-the-risk

'Cheese'-y comedy product not an advertising idea

Sedgwick LLP
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USA
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December 6 2011

The case of The Oglio Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Hartford Casualty Ins. Co., 200 Cal. App. 4th 573 (2011), analyzes the distinction between copying an advertising idea and copying a product that is advertised in the context of liability insurance coverage for "personal and advertising injury."

Carrier did not waive right to appraisal in Hurricane Ike case

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USA
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November 30 2011

In In re Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, 2011 WL 4837869 (Tex. App. Waco Oct. 12, 2011), the Texas Court of Appeals, Waco, applying the Texas Supreme Court's recent opinion In re Universal Underwriters of Texas Insurance Company, granted a writ directing the trial court to order an appraisal in a Hurricane Ike case