A Pennsylvania trial court recently reduced the amount of security required of a primary insurer to stay execution upon a substantial judgment in a medical malpractice case. In White v. Behlke, 2009 WL 3344849 (C.P. Lackawanna County October 7, 2009), the jury returned a verdict far in excess of the insureds’ policy limits. The court allowed… Read more »
A federal court applying Pennsylvania law recently dismissed a case against an insurer seeking damages for breach of contract and bad faith following the insurer’s settlement of some but not all claims against an insured. The insurer in that case followed a first-in-first-out (FIFO) approach to settling claims and, in the process, it exhausted the… Read more »
A recent decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals could affect cases that an insurance company may be defending subject to a reservation of rights. Insurers must now be pro-active to raise and preserve potential coverage defenses. Failing to ensure that essential interrogatories are posed to the jury could foreclose the insurer from… Read more »
Articles In This Issue: 1. Understanding Bankruptcy Preference Litigation: And How Best To Avoid It 2. Killing the Messenger? How FASB’s Proposal To Expand A Company’s Obligation to Disclose Litigation Loss Contingencies May Do More Harm Than Good 3. Employers’ Cost-Cutting Measures In Strained Economic Times 4. Changes to Pennsylvania’s Realty Transfer Tax Regulations Have… Read more »
Articles In This Issue: 1. An Employer’s Notice Obligations Under The Family And Medical Leave Act 2. Essential Considerations For Protecting A Company’s Most Valuable Information 3. The Emerging Trend Of Wage And Hour Litigation: Are You Prepared? 4. Protection Afforded To Employers By Job Reference Immunity Statutes 5. Employment Manuals: Why Every Employer Should Have… Read more »