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Thank you to Law360 for chatting with me about this interesting and important question of D&O insurance policy construction.

If at first you don’t succeed… try try again. Reconsideration granted as to proximate cause and use of company policies as evidence of negligence. https://lnkd.in/eMt-EDxi

A recent Federal Court decision regarding unfair contract terms highlights the need to read the contract as a whole and also provides learnings on the relevance of statutory overlay when making an assessment of fairness. Adam Walker (Partner) and Maggie Laing (Lawyer) explore the decision.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/guiMA5Cf   #auslaw #unfaircontractterms #UCT #insurancecontracts #australianconsumerlaw If you found this insight article useful and you would like to subscribe to Gadens' updates, click here: https://lnkd.in/gwqNGne

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court decided John's Grill v. Hartford, a COVID-related insurance case in which the court, as Law360 put it, "reversed an appellate court's finding that a virus endorsement rendered a restaurant's policy illusory in a coverage dispute with a Hartford entity over pandemic-related losses, instead ruling that the endorsement clearly provides coverage 'only if the virus results from certain specified causes of loss.'" COVID-related litigation has taken many curious twists and turns. The COVID-related cases I have mediated have come in many shapes and sizes. Some business interruption/insurance cases have involved whether lockdown orders from multiple government jurisdictions constitute multiple occurrences, or only one occurence because there was only one pandemic. Others have involved issues as diverse as whether lockdown orders trigger "force majeure" clauses in commercial leases, which can differ widely and require close textual and factual analysis. What's your experience? What COVID-related cases are still going strong in your practice? What's next on the horizon for COVID-related litigation, in or out of the business interruption/insurance world?

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Our latest blog by Nicole DuGan, Esq. discusses the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's consideration of whether the statutory limit on monetary damages against state agencies, capped at $250,000 per occurrence for any individual plaintiff, is constitutional. Click below to read more on the critical case covered in this blog which addresses this question. #FMG #FMGlaw #TortandCatastrophicLoss #Commonwealth #Pennsylvanialaw https://lnkd.in/ejBg_524

https://lnkd.in/gHQvnEuU Lawyers who understand the underlying risks accompanying the practice of law are in a better position to avoid a malpractice claim or grievance. 

Following its inclusion in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2023, the At the Premises Covid-19 business interruption test case has now been included in The Lawyer's Top 10 Appeals of 2024. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ewKS_6XK #ExcelCentre #Policyholders #BusinessInterruption #Covid19 The Lawyer

Does your #practice have life insurance on its owners? Is the approach set up properly? This is an important tax topic for those of us handling #physician and #dentist buy-ins/outs. Reach out if you need your contracts reviewed or revised! David Hochman #TAX #lifeinsurance #buysell #shareholdersagreement #operatingagreement

Discover the latest updates from the #Colorado Court of Appeals blog by Greenspoon Marder attorneys Alan Schindler and Anna Goldman! Gain valuable insights into significant cases like HMLL LLC v. MJM Holdings, Avniel Wellner, and ORAM LLC and Trudgian v. LM General Insurance Co. Click the link below for all the details. ➡️https://ow.ly/4WrM50Tj01R #ColoradoCourtOfAppeals #LegalBlog #AppellateLaw #CaseLaw #LegalInsights #CourtUpdates #LegalNews #LegalCases