Class Actions: The State Court Action Is Alive & Well
State court class actions remain a viable vehicle in Pennsylvania. But, they still take a backseat to the federal case. Let’s consider the...
Read moreHomeowners Policies Do Not Cover Floods
Our team was recently getting ready for trial. Part of the process included preparing "points for charge" -- these are concise statements of the law the parties propose for the Judge to read to...
Read morePennsylvania Court Takes Measure of Depreciation in Homeowners’ Claims
Depreciation remains legal in the Keystone State (as it should be). A recent opinion from our Superior Court – Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate court – reinforced this simple topic, but...
Read moreArbitration Is Not Always Mandatory
Boilerplate arbitration provisions do not always bind litigants to private arbitration. Our firm is currently disputing a big-box home...
Read moreAre Coverage Opinions Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege?
We’ve recently read some commentators and bloggers stating that coverage opinions are not protected by the attorney-client privilege. Here are...
Read moreLONDON CALLING: WHY THE LONDON MARKET MEANS SO MUCH
The American insurance market is large, but finite. Although there are millions of consumers, there is a limit on available premium dollars, and the market is quite competitive. Available...
Read moreProperty Insurers Brace for Hurricane Season 2016
Hurricane season made landfall - literally - this morning in Florida. Hurricane Hermine is wreaking havoc throughout the Sunshine State, the first hurricane to do so since Wilma in 2005. Heavy...
Read morePennsylvania Supreme Court to Weigh-In On The Definition Of Bad Faith
On August 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to consider whether to ratify the standard for establishing statutory bad faith under 42 Pa.C.S.A. 8371. This standard, originally established...
Read moreReporting Suspected Fraud in PA
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department recently issued a bulletin regarding fraud reporting. Entitled “Arson and Insurance Fraud Reporting; Notice 2016-04,” the DOI notice sought to "advise and...
Read moreDepreciating Labor in Kentucky
In Kentucky, the question of whether labor is depreciable appears to have gotten significantly more complicated. On April 25, 2016, Judge Thapar, in the Eastern District of Kentucky held that a...
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