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ATE insurer liable to solicitors under 'no win, no fee' guarantee
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 17 2010
In the recent case of Greene Wood Mclean LLP v Templeton Insurance Ltd (2010) EWHC 2679 (Comm), the Commercial Court considered whether Templeton was liable to GWM, a firm of solicitors, under an after-the-event (ATE) insurance policy
Emergency rule proposes workers’ compensation rate hikes of 12 in Washington State
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2010
Last week, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (the "Department") announced that it will increase workers' compensation insurance premiums on average by 12 percent, or 6
Washington to vote on elimination of workers’ compensation monopoly
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 26 2010
On November 2, 2010, registered voters in the State of Washington will consider Initiative 1082 ("I-1082") when they cast their ballots in this year's election cycle
UK Court of Appeal overturns EL insurance decision
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- October 8 2010
The Court of Appeal has handed down its long-awaited decision in the appeal of the Employers' Liability Insurance "Trigger" Litigation
U.S. lawsuits based upon foreign toxic tort liability: a growing threat?
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- June 14 2010
In July 2009 in New Castle County in the State of Delaware, three separate plaintiffs filed civil suits against E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, Inc. (“DuPont”) alleging that their work at a DuPont textile plant in Mercedes, Argentina from 1961 to 2002 caused them to be exposed to and inhale asbestos fibers
High Court rules on existence of insurance policy
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- April 21 2010
In Ian Hall v (1) Newall Heating Limited; (2) AGF Insurance Limited (March 2010) unreported, the court held that Mr Hall, who is suffering from mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos, could not identify AGF Insurance (AGF) as being liable, pursuant to the provisions of the Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act 1930, to satisfy a default judgment obtained against Newall Heating (Newall
Alastair Darling's Budget proposes tax break for asbestos trusts
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
Alastair Darling's 2010 Budget includes provisions designed to help asbestos trusts which were set up by companies prior to 24 March 2010 to meet their asbestos liabilities
Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill 2009-10
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- March 30 2010
We have previously reported here, on the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill, which is currently subject to scrutiny in the UK Parliament
Employers' Liability Insurance public consultation published
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 17 2010
The Department for Work and Pensions has published a consultation entitled, "Accessing Compensation: Supporting people who need to trace Employers' Liability Insurance
Damages (asbestos-related conditions) bills progress through Parliament
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 16 2010
Two identical bills are proceeding through Parliament in an attempt to permit compensation for asymptomatic pleural plaques
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