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Connecticut Supreme Court finds automobile insurance policy language ambiguous

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 3 2009

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed a judgment that had been in favor of an automobile insurer in a breach of contract action brought by glass repair companies who had been assigned the rights of the defendant’s insureds

Federal court orders insurer to produce information about its reinsurance agreements

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 2 2009

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis, LLC ("MD&A") performed repairs on a generator at a power plant owned by the Arizona Public Service Company ("APS"

Fifth Circuit affirms denial of request for discovery for use in a private international arbitration proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 2 2009

In a decision filed August 6, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a request under 28 U.S.C. 1782 for discovery for use in a private international arbitration proceeding

The Eleventh Circuit finds subject matter jurisdiction over “F-Cubed” plaintiffs

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 4 2009

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has found that the district court has subject matter jurisdiction over securities claims brought by “F-Cubed” plaintiffs i.e., a foreign investors who purchased shares in a foreign company on a foreign stock exchange

California appellate court applies government contractor immunity defense to boilers on naval vessels in asbestos-related decision

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 24 2009

Earlier this month, a California appellate court held that the government contractor immunity defense applies to a boiler manufactured to United States Navy specifications, shielding the manufacturer from a design defect claim

Connecticut Superior Court grants summary judgment for insurer in lawsuit involving uninsured motor vehicle claim and common law and statutory bad faith claims

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 28 2009

An insurer represented by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge attorneys John Hughes and Julia Ulrich was recently granted summary judgment by the Connecticut Superior Court in a lawsuit involving a claim for uninsured motorist coverage, and also alleging common law and statutory bad faith against the insurer

Federal judge issues default against Chinese drywall manufacturer

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 29 2009

A federal judge in New Orleans has defaulted a defendant, Taishan Gypsum Company, in a products liability class action lawsuit

New York district court recognizes continued viability of manifest disregard of the law in the Second Circuit

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 5 2009

Idea Nuova, Inc. moved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to vacate or modify an arbitration award issued in favor of GM Licensing Group, Inc

Seventh Circuit rules that challenge to a replacement arbitrator must be made at the time of the appointment and not at the conclusion of the arbitration

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 10 2009

In a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, WellPoint, Inc. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co., No. 08-2283 (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2009), the court ruled that a party seeking to challenge the appointment of a replacement arbitrator must do so at the time of the appointment or else lose its ability to make such a challenge

Eleventh Circuit affirms judgment in favor of contractor’s insurers, finding no bad faith

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 10 2009

In Fidelity & Deposit Co., et al. v. Douglas Asphalt Co., et al., No. 09-10919 (11th Cir. Jul. 28, 2009), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the District Court’s judgment in favor of the insurers, who sought to recover from their insured payments made under payment and performance bonds when the insured allegedly defaulted and failed to complete a project