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Cozen O'Connor

A New Era for Extra-Contractual Damages in Oregon - What We Know and What We Are Learning Six Months Since Moody

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The start of 2024 marked the end of an insurance era in Oregon. On December 29, 2023—the last Friday before the new year—the Oregon Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Moody v. Oregon Community Credit Union,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Not in Time: Complaint Remanded Where Insurer "Should Have Known" That the Amount in Controversy Exceeded the Jurisdictional...

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After their living room ceiling collapsed, Heather and David Hutchinson submitted a claim for approximately $25,000 in damages to State Farm Fire & Casualty Company under their homeowners' policy. State Farm denied the claim...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Holy Harleysville! – The Rules Governing RORs, Intervention, and More in South Carolina Have Just Changed

For insurers, litigating third-party coverage disputes in South Carolina has always proved formidable. Insurers can be liable for “bad faith” even if there is no coverage; they may be required to pay an insured’s attorney’s...more

Carlton Fields

Reading the Crystal Ball: Reservation of Rights Letters under South Carolina Law in the Wake of Harleysville Group Insurance v....

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The South Carolina Supreme Court recently took a firm stance on what constitutes a sufficient reservation of rights letter in Harleysville Group Insurance v. Heritage Communities, Inc., et al., — S.E.2d — , No. 2013-001281,...more

Mayer Brown

California Supreme Court Holds That Brandt Fees Awarded Post-Trial By A Court Must Be Included In Denominator Of...

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On June 9, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Co., holding that so-called Brandt fees should be treated as compensatory damages when calculating the ratio of...more

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Bad Faith Sentinel - September 2015

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Kennedy v. Allstate, No. 15-2221 (E.D. Pa. July 8, 2015). District Court recognizes possibility that insurance adjusters owe a duty of care to insureds that would be breached by failing to conduct a reasonable...more

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