/insurance-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Insurance Authority Other Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Wed, 04 Jun 2025 21:00:06 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349403 A Delaware bankruptcy judge Wednesday questioned why firefighting foam maker Kidde-Fenwal did not include in plan disclosures details about the recoveries its creditors can expect under its Chapter 11 proposal, as the debtor prepares to send its reorganization plan out for a vote. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:09:51 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349350?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349350 A group of pet owners on Wednesday accused Nationwide of a bait-and-switch after it canceled one pet insurance plan for more than 100,000 pets, telling a Massachusetts federal court that the insurer dropped coverage for pets with old age or significant medical needs despite promising not to. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:08:26 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349125?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2349125 An insurance company's suit alleging that an insurance agent's errors cost the company its reinsurance through the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. should be tossed, the agent told a Michigan federal court, arguing that the claims are time-barred and have already been litigated. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:23:35 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345831 While students often practice as lead trial attorneys in law school, such an opportunity likely won’t arise until a few years into practice, so junior associates should focus on honing skills that are essential to supporting a trial team, including organization, adaptability and humility, says Lucy Zelina at Tucker Ellis. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:54:17 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2348562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2348562 An inventor of driver monitoring technology has agreed to end a Texas federal suit accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. of using aspects of his technology without his authorization. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:00:31 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345428 A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the °µÍø½ûÇø 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:56:23 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2346619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2346619 When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:33:30 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2340978?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2340978 As parties consider the possibility of judicial reference to resolve complex disputes, it is critical to understand how the process works, why it's gaining traction, and why carefully crafted agreements make all the difference, say attorneys at Pillsbury. Fri, 30 May 2025 17:49:31 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2346697?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2346697 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. Fri, 30 May 2025 16:06:32 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2347173?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2347173 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. Wed, 28 May 2025 19:05:07 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345979?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2345979 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. Fri, 23 May 2025 17:49:42 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2338815?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2338815 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. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:39:32 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344388?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344388 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. Fri, 23 May 2025 15:19:02 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344091?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344091 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. Fri, 23 May 2025 13:58:55 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2344403 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." Wed, 21 May 2025 19:45:45 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2343379?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2343379 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. Wed, 21 May 2025 10:30:43 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2341554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2341554 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. Mon, 19 May 2025 22:38:15 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2342342?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2342342 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. Mon, 19 May 2025 14:21:11 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2341918?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2341918 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. Fri, 16 May 2025 21:56:51 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2340832?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2340832 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.