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Your Legal Obligations Following a California Car Accident

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California automobile accidents can have serious physical, financial, and legal repercussions. If you get involved in a car accident while you’re driving, you need to be aware of your legal obligations so you can protect your...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Legislature Overhauls Holt Demand Statute in Effort to Curb Failure to Settle Litigation

On April 22, 2024, Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 83, overhauling Georgia’s statute governing pre-suit time-limited demands (TLD) in auto wreck cases, O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1. The amendment aims to reduce or eliminate...more

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No Settlement Opportunity, No Problem

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The vast majority of extra-contractual/bad faith cases involve a carrier’s failure to secure a release of an insured by accepting a reasonable settlement opportunity within the policy limits. The absence of a reasonable...more

Marshall Dennehey

Ohio Supreme Court Applies Contract Language to Determine if Permissive User Qualifies as an Insured Under a Personal Auto Policy.

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Acuity, A Mut. Ins. Co. v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co., 2023-Ohio-3780 This lawsuit involved a dispute as to which insurance policy should provide liability coverage for an auto accident. The driver, Ashton Smith, was...more

Marshall Dennehey

Motorist’s Duty Does Not Include Duty to Slow Down in Anticipation of Danger Not Yet Apparent If Driver Is Otherwise Exercising...

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Glass-Hill v. Gordon, 2023 WL 5202615 (Del. Super. Aug. 14, 2023) - The plaintiff, Glass-Hill, was making a left turn at the intersection of 495 South and Philadelphia Pike when Gordon, a southbound driver on Philadelphia...more

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for UIM Insurer in Alabama Bad Faith Case.

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In a recent unpublished opinion, the 11th Circuit upheld summary judgment for an auto insurer on claims of breach of contract, bad faith and outrage stemming from an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim. Voss v. State Farm Mut....more

Michigan Auto Law

Does my Insurance Cover an Accident Outside of Michigan?

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If you’re going to be taking a road trip outside of Michigan, it is important to know what your legal rights are in the event that you are involved in an out-of-state auto accident. Can you sue the at-fault driver who...more

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