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  • May 30, 2025

    Insurer Seeks Win In Margolis Edelstein Malpractice Dispute

    Margolis Edelstein should not be allowed to escape GMG Insurance Agency's legal malpractice suit, the agency told a Delaware Superior Court, saying the law firm admitted that it was not competent to handle an underlying noncompete dispute that resulted in a $1.2 million settlement.

  • May 28, 2025

    Colorado, Feds Clash Over $6.7M From Collapsed Insurer

    A Colorado federal judge pressed the state Wednesday on how its bid to pay out $6.7 million from a defunct health insurer to a Denver Health plan doesn't conflict with the federal government's interests, noting the disbursement would result in less money to a federal risk program.

  • May 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Partly Revives Allstate Challenge To Tech Patent

    The Federal Circuit on Friday threw out the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Allstate failed to show the invalidity of two claims in a patent on cellphone sensors that can tell if a vehicle has accelerated or crashed, telling the board to take another look.

  • May 23, 2025

    AIG, Insurance Startup Resolve Trade Secrets Feud

    American International Group Inc. has settled and permanently dismissed its trade secrets lawsuit brought in New Jersey federal court against an insurance startup that was created by former senior executives at AIG.

  • May 23, 2025

    Lindberg Urges NC Panel To Rebuff 'Ambush' Sanctions Bid

    A convicted billionaire seeking to unravel a receivership order against him has urged the North Carolina Court of Appeals not to scrap his case as a sanction for alleged procedural violations, saying the only gamesmanship afoot is opposing counsel's monthslong "radio silence."

  • May 21, 2025

    Broker Failed To Secure Shipment Coverage, Cos. Say

    Two companies accused their insurance broker in New Jersey federal court of failing to secure them proper insurance coverage for losses they said they incurred after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials detained face coverings they purchased for "many weeks" during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • May 19, 2025

    Carrier's Kidde-Fenwal Ch. 11 Deal Barred By Purdue, AGs Say

    Connecticut and other states Monday objected to Carrier Global Corp.'s proposed $540 million deal releasing it from "forever chemicals" litigation liability through its ownership of bankrupt firefighting foam manufacturer Kidde-Fenwal Inc., saying the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a similar deal in drugmaker Purdue Pharma LP's bankruptcy case.

  • May 19, 2025

    Honigman Hires Reed Smith Litigation Atty Duo In Chicago

    Honigman LLP has hired a pair of insurance litigators from Reed Smith LLP in Chicago, one of whom spent almost two decades with his former firm representing clients in insurance and reinsurance matters.

  • May 16, 2025

    Zurich American Says Ex-Liability Head Poached Workers

    Zurich American Insurance Co. has sued its former New York City-based head of management liability for allegedly poaching two employees by luring them to rival Everest Insurance when he took a new gig there, in violation of a one-year nonsolicitation agreement.

  • May 16, 2025

    Insurers Need Not Pay In Workplace Accident, NJ Panel Says

    A New Jersey appellate panel affirmed a lower court judgment on Friday, finding that due to policy language, insurers didn't have to cover a $1.25 million agreement between an injured and now-deceased worker and his employer that could only have been paid by the carriers.

  • May 16, 2025

    Progressive, Kanner & Pintaluga Slam Accident Data Suit

    Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. and Kanner & Pintaluga PA have filed separate motions in Texas federal court to dismiss a proposed class action accusing the two of conspiring to share auto crash victims' private information against state and federal law, with each arguing that the allegations, as the insurer put it, "make no sense."

  • May 14, 2025

    Total Vision Reaches Deal Ending VSP Antitrust Case

    Optometry practice owner Total Vision has reached an agreement to end its antitrust case accusing eye care insurance giant Vision Service Plan of requiring anticompetitive terms in its contracts before trying to force Total Vision to sell at a dramatically reduced price.

  • May 13, 2025

    UnitedHealth Says Lack Of Contract Sinks Coverage Suit

    UnitedHealth entities urged a Michigan federal judge Monday to toss a lawsuit from a medical supply company that alleges the insurer issued a blanket block on its claims, saying the supplier has no written contract to support its breach of contract allegations.

  • May 13, 2025

    Insurer Calls To Ax Mogul's Receivership Appeal As Sanction

    An insurer seeking to collect on a $524 million arbitration award against convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg has asked the North Carolina Court of Appeals to toss Lindberg's attempt at undoing a receivership order as a sanction for allegedly flouting court deadlines.

  • May 12, 2025

    Ex-Liberty VP Can Shield Health Info In Bias Suit, For Now

    A Black former Liberty Mutual vice president and senior talent adviser got a temporary sealing order Monday in her race bias suit against the insurer, with a North Carolina magistrate judge stating that certain documents including her personal health information would be protected until her permanent sealing bid is resolved.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 09, 2025

    9th Circ. Pins SEC Legal Expenses On Recycler, Not Insurer

    The Ninth Circuit affirmed Friday that a Nevada appliance recycler had no coverage for more than $1.3 million in costs associated with a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud case against it, finding that regardless of which state law applied, the result was unchanged.

  • May 05, 2025

    Software Co. Sues After Acquisition Of Allstate's EVB Biz

    A software solutions company has sued Allstate Insurance Co. and StanCorp Financial Group Inc. for copyright infringement and breach of contract, telling a California federal court that the insurance giant distributed and reproduced its copyrighted software in violation of a master agreement.

  • May 05, 2025

    Insurer Needn't Pay $40M Over Surgical Sterilization Claims

    A Colorado health system that settled with more than 6,000 patients after it was found to have inadequate surgical sterilization procedures can't tap into $40 million in excess coverage in connection with the incidents, a Tenth Circuit panel affirmed, finding patient claims could not be combined.

  • April 30, 2025

    Former Paralegal Ends Whistleblower Suit Against NJ Firm

    A onetime paralegal for New Jersey-based Brandon J. Broderick LLC has dropped a state court whistleblower suit he filed against the personal injury firm last spring.

  • April 28, 2025

    Insurance Agency Says Carrier Can't End Car Policy Program

    An insurance agency that provides specialized policies for car rental companies asked a Pennsylvania federal court to halt an insurer's plan to abruptly cancel a program through which the agency writes the policies, saying the proposed termination would cause "major disruptions" to rental companies and their customers nationwide.

  • April 22, 2025

    Insurer Says No Coverage For $668K Housing Funds Dispute

    An insurer says it owes no coverage to a low-income housing nonprofit in an underlying dispute involving a Washington county that seeks to claw back nearly $668,000 that was allegedly paid out to ineligible recipients.

  • April 22, 2025

    Hartford, Policyholders Agree To End Damage Payment Row

    Two Hartford units and their policyholders reached a settlement in a proposed class action claiming the insurers underpaid property losses by improperly withholding labor costs as depreciation when calculating the actual cash value of claims, the parties told a Connecticut federal court.

  • April 21, 2025

    Toyota Accused Of Illegally Selling Driver Data To Progressive

    Toyota has for years been using tracking devices to collect drivers' driving habits and other personal information and selling the driver data to third parties like auto insurer Progressive without consent, a putative class action filed Monday in Texas federal court alleges.

  • April 21, 2025

    Allstate CLO's Compensation Reached $5.17 Million In 2024

    Christine DeBiase, executive vice president, chief legal officer and general counsel of the Allstate Corp., earned $5.17 million in total compensation in 2024, according to a recent securities filing.

Expert Analysis

  • The BigLaw Settlements Are About Risk, Not Profit

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    The nine Am Law 100 firms that settled with the Trump administration likely did so because of the personal risk faced by equity partners in today's billion‑dollar national practices, enabled by an ethics rule primed for modernization, says Adam Forest at Scale.

  • Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

  • Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

  • Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

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    The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw

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    While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.

  • Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them

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    Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.

  • 3 Steps For In-House Counsel To Assess Litigation Claims

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    Before a potential economic downturn, in-house attorneys should investigate whether their company is sitting on hidden litigation claims that could unlock large recoveries to help the business withstand tough times, says Will Burgess at Hilgers Graben.

  • Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Enviro To Mid-Law

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    Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond.

  • Legal Ethics Considerations For Law Firm Pro Bono Deals

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    If a law firm enters into a pro bono deal with the Trump administration in exchange for avoiding or removing an executive order, it has an ethical obligation to create a written settlement agreement with specific terms, which would mitigate some potential conflict of interest problems, says Andrew Altschul at Buchanan Angeli.

  • Power To The Paralegals: The Value Of Unified State Licensing

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    Texas' proposal to become the latest state to license paraprofessional providers of limited legal services could help firms expand their reach and improve access to justice, but consumers, attorneys and allied legal professionals would benefit even more if similar programs across the country become more uniform, says Michael Houlberg at the University of Denver.

  • 10 Soft Skills Every GC Should Master

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    As businesses face shifting regulatory and technological uncertainty, general counsel will need to strengthen certain soft skills to succeed, from admitting when they make a mistake to maintaining a healthy dose of dispassion, says Douglas Brown at Manatt.