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Liability insurers may have duty to defend against federal prosecutions, California Court of Appeal holds

  • Barger & Wolen LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 6 2013

The Second Appellate District of California held on May 1 in Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Lopez that California Insurance Code section 533.5(b) does not

Oklahoma Court holds failure to warn not a covered professional service

  • Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 7 2013

In its recent decision in Hanover Am. Ins. Co. v. Saul, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29739 (W.D. Okl. Mar. 5, 2013), the United States District Court for

Oklahoma court holds no coverage for medical malpractice claim

  • Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 1 2013

In its recent decision in Admiral Ins. Co. v. Thomas, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10754 (W.D. Ok. Jan. 28, 2013), the United States District for the

Professional liability policy proceeds not property of bankruptcy estates

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 23 2011

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada has held that proceeds from a professional liability policy were not property of the insured-debtors' bankruptcy estate because the proceeds were payable only for the benefit of third party claimants and could not be accessed by the debtors directly

GAO and federal court weigh in on Section 111 infirmities but it's business as usual for CMS during town hall call

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 27 2012

The most newsworthy Section 111 developments come from a federal District Court that recently declared a legal malpractice insurer not to be a Responsible Reporting Entity (RRE) and the U.S. Da Silva Moore

Plaintiffs waived waiver by failing to object to an argument's improper inclusion in a Rule 50(b) motion

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 8 2010

Tracey Wallace had trouble reading small print and driving at night

Professional services exclusion bars coverage for insured entity's vicarious liability

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 4 2011

A New Jersey appellate court has held that a professional services exclusion in a medical center's professional liability insurance policy precluded coverage for the center's vicarious liability for the negligence of its doctor

Florida appellate court recognizes new statutory bad faith cause of action in medical malpractice claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 22 2007

A Florida appellate court has recognized a new statutory bad faith cause of action in medical malpractice claims

Missouri court of appeals finds no right of equitable contribution based on other insurance clauses

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 26 2009

The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District recently held that a nurse's professional liability insurer was not liable for contribution to her employer's professional liability insurer after the latter settled a wrongful death claim involving the nurse

Medical malpractice premiums to increase in New York

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 6 2007

On July 2, 2007, New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo announced that the Department approved a 14 increase in medical malpractice insurance rates