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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
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
Insurers appeal decision by Scottish Court to reject challenge over compensation for pleural plaques
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- February 10 2010
As previously reported here, the Scottish Court of Session rejected insurers' challenges, by way of judicial review, to the Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009 by a judgment handed down by Lord Emslie on 8 January 2010
Revised estimate says asbestos-related liability will cost UK insurers over £11bn by 2050
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 29 2010
The UK's Asbestos Working Party (AWP) has published its revised projection of the cost to employers' liability insurers of the UK's asbestos liability problem
Insurers face more noise-induced hearing loss claims following Court of Appeal decision
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- January 21 2010
Insurers may see increased exposure on employers' liability policies in 2010, particularly related to noise-related personal injuries, as the effects of the so-called textile deafness test litigation are felt in the industry
Court of Appeal decision demonstrates the wide applicability of the "Fairchild" exception for mesothelioma claims
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- United Kingdom
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- November 10 2009
In Sienkiewicz v Greif (UK) Ltd, the Court of Appeal considered the combined effect of the House of Lords' decisions in Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services and Barker v Corus and section 3 of the Compensation Act 2006 on liability for mesothelioma claims
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- Author - Jeanne Kohler