A $2 million settlement for the unlawful transmission of fax advertisements was covered by the sender’s business insurance, the 8th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.

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While legal malpractice insurance is a necessity, overpaying for it is not. One key to getting the best rate for legal malpractice insurance is showing the insurance underwriter a law practice that’s set up to be low-risk.

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An insurance agent can be sued for breaching a duty of care owed to the alleged intended beneficiary of a life insurance policy, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.

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WASHINGTON – Legislation that would prohibit officers, directors and employees from buying insurance to prevent them from personally paying compensation clawbacks or civil penalties for harmful actions they commit has been introduced in the House.

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Insurance does not cover a $4.9 million settlement of a consumer lawsuit alleging that a business violated federal law by sending unsolicited fax advertisements, the Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.

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A commercial liability policy does not cover a $1.7 million class settlement against an insured that violated federal consumer protection law by authorizing unsolicited fax advertisements, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled in affirming judgment.

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Plaintiffs were not required to make a pre-suit demand for remedial action upon their retirement plans’ trustees before pursuing an ERISA action against an insurance company that allegedly charged excessive fees, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

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An insured suing for bad faith is not required to prove economic or physical injury in order to recover damages for emotional distress allegedly caused by the termination of her long-term care benefits, the Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled in ...

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After winning a $22 million medical malpractice verdict on behalf of a young man who went into the hospital complaining of neck pain and left paralyzed from the waist down, lawyers for the man won a $3.4 million verdict last month in a companion case against a doctor’s insurance company for not covering the malpractice award.

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A Dallas doctor won a $3.4 million verdict against an insurance company that denied a claim after the doctor was sued by a former patient.

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