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Breach of Contract Insurance Litigation Insurance Contracts

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Court Denies Motion to Reconsider Order Compelling Arbitration

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Plaintiffs Kevin Struss, Struss Farms LLC, and Struss & Cook Farms brought certain tort and breach of contract claims against Rural Community Insurance Co. (RCIC) and Scott Laaveg, RCIC’s claims representative. The claims...more

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Contracts May “Legally” Obligate a Party to Pay, Even Without a Court Judgment

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Time and again, courts have been tasked with construing ambiguous and inconsistent terms in contracts. Recently, the Sixth Circuit revisited the issue of interpreting contractual language in Dark Horse Express, LLC v. Lancer...more

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Chris Lazarini Analyzes "Common and Usual Meaning" Interpretation of Insurance Contracts

Bass, Berry & Sims attorney Chris Lazarini analyzed a case in which UBS Puerto Rico sought to overcome its insurance carriers' refusal to defend and provide coverage for two civil actions, settlements with the SEC and FINRA...more

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Legal v. Illegal Drugs in Event Cancellation Policies

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The abuse of illegal drugs continues to claim its victims in the entertainment industry, as the death of Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman shows. The 46-year old actor suddenly passed away on Feb. 2, 2014, due to...more

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