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Offshore wind energy brings new opportunities and risks to insurance industry
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- December 21 2010
The recent federal approval of the first wind farm (“Cape Wind”) to be built in United States’ waters marks a new era for renewable energy projects, said Peter Mavraganis, recently appointed leader of Marsh's U.S. Renewable Energy Practice
Court denies Wells Fargo’s motion to dismiss on statute of limitations grounds
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- June 10 2010
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently granted in part and denied in part motions to dismiss a class action brought by a class of purchasers of mortgage pass-through certificates
Wisconsin court: “negligent misrepresentation” claims by molestation victims against archdiocese are not covered under CGL policy
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- December 28 2010
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently ruled that "negligent misrepresentation" claims against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee arising from alleged molestation by priests are not covered under the Archdiocese's CGL policy
Ninth Circuit affirms ruling that reinsurer has no duty to contribute to settlement payment where reinsured excess policy was not triggered
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 2 2010
Texas Farmers Insurance Company ("Texas Farmers") issued claims-made insurance policies (transformed into occurrence-based policies through endorsement) to Kaiser Permanente, a medical facility, for the policy periods of 4999-4900, 4900-4901, and 4901-4902
Court upholds insurer’s decision to deny benefits to smoker’s widow
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2010
In Jackson v. Farmers New World Life Ins. Co., the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma ruled that the insurer did not act in bad faith or breach its contractual duty when it rescinded a $150,000 non-smokers life insurance policy after discovering that the insured was, in fact, a smoker
Third Circuit holds that professional services exclusion in general liability policy applies to all allegations arising out of architect’s work and insurers had no duty to defend
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- January 6 2010
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, applying New Jersey law, recently held that all claims against an insured architectural firm arising out of the firm’s architectural work on a parking garage that later collapsed are not covered under its general liability policies due to professional services exclusions
Massachusetts federal court addresses manifest disregard of the law standard, finds that panel’s decision to limit discovery and witness testimony did not provide a basis to vacate award
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- January 21 2011
In OneBeacon America Insurance Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation, 09-CV-11495-PBS (D.Mass. December 23, 2010), a motion was brought by petitioner OneBeacon to vacate an arbitration award on the basis that the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct for refusing to permit necessary discovery and hear certain evidence
Learned intermediary doctrine: Eleventh Circuit upholds summary judgment in favor of manufacturer in lawsuit claiming antidepressant caused suicide
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- May 28 2010
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently relied upon the learned intermediary doctrine in affirming summary judgment in favor of Smithkline Beecham Corp. (“SBC”) in a lawsuit claiming that the antidepressant Paxil caused the decedent to commit suicide
NAIC releases RFP to produce designations for commercial mortgage-backed securities
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- August 2 2010
The NAIC is seeking proposals for a vendor to model expected losses on approximately 7,500 commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) as of December 31, 2010, according to a news release issued by the NAIC July 28, 2010
Presentation by Eithne McCarthy - the new Insurance Block Exemption Regulation
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- April 22 2010
Eithne McCarthy, from the Financial Services Unit of the European Commission's Competition Directorate General (DG Comp), made a presentation on the new Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) to the Law Society's Competition Section on 13 April 2010
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