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Court gives preliminary approval to RAIT's settlement of a subprime related securities class action
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 18 2009
On July 15, 2009, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania preliminarily approved a $32 million settlement of a subprime related securities class action against RAIT Financial Trust, RAIT's directors and officers, Grant Thornton, and Piper Jaffray
Connecticut federal court awards summary judgment in favor of insurer due to insured’s failure to cooperate
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 25 2009
A Connecticut district court recently awarded summary judgment in favor of an insurance company due to the insured’s failure to cooperate in the insurer’s investigation of a claim
California appellate court applies government contractor immunity defense to boilers on naval vessels in asbestos-related decision
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- 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
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- USA
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- 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
New York appellate court: claims against manufacturer of ear protectors
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 29 2009
Earlier this month, a New York appellate court held that claims against the manufacturer of protective devices for ears were barred by the three-year statute of limitations governing actions to recover damages for personal injury
Federal judge issues default against Chinese drywall manufacturer
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 29 2009
A federal judge in New Orleans has defaulted a defendant, Taishan Gypsum Company, in a products liability class action lawsuit
Court finds that New York law governs reinsurance agreement, denies insured’s statutory claim for punitive damages and penalties against reinsurer
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 6 2009
Plaintiff Callon Petroleum Company ("Callon") commenced an action against National Indemnity Company ("NICO") to recover for a judgment Callon obtained against NICO’s cedent, Frontier Insurance Company ("Frontier"
Connecticut Appellate Court affirms summary judgment in favor of insurer due to insured’s failure to cooperate
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 7 2009
The Connecticut Appellate Court recently affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an insurer based on its determination that the insured breached the insurance policy’s cooperation clause by failing to provide copies of requested tax returns
New York district court recognizes continued viability of manifest disregard of the law in the Second Circuit
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- 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
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reverses summary judgment and holds against insurer in bad faith action related to uninsured motorist claim
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- August 27 2009
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed an award of summary judgment that had been in favor of an insurer in a bad faith action regarding an uninsured motorist claim, and found against the insurer
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