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Subrogees Beware—You Can Be Compelled to Arbitrate as Third-Party Beneficiaries to an Arbitration Agreement

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Cases requiring non-signatories to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate are not uncommon. Cases compelling subrogees to arbitrate, not because of an insurance policy but because of another contract, are less common. In...more

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Delaware Court Dismisses Insurers’ Subrogation Action Against Software Provider Over Ransomware Payouts

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The Superior Court of Delaware, applying Delaware law, has dismissed two lawsuits filed by nine insurance companies seeking to recover amounts they paid under cyber liability policies from a software company whose customers...more

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Insurer Doomed in Delaware by the Sutton Rule

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In Donegal Mut. Ins. Co. v. Thangavel, No. 379, 2022, 2023 Del. LEXIS 227, the Supreme Court of Delaware (Supreme Court) considered whether the Sutton Rule prevented the plaintiff from pursuing subrogation against the...more

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Subrogation 101 (and Why Should I Care?)

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What is subrogation? Why am I being asked to waive it? Should I care? To answer that last question, let’s take a quick run at the first two. What Is Subrogation? “Subrogation” refers to the act of one person or party standing...more

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When Can Liability Insurers Sue Appointed Underlying Defense Counsel for Malpractice?

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Insured gets sued. Insurer hires defense counsel to represent insured. Defense counsel takes over the case, and eventually, the case ends. Most of the time, the carrier and its insured will be satisfied with the result. There...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds that Subrogation Waiver Does Not Violate Statute Prohibiting Limitation on Tort Liability in...

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In Rural Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lester Bldgs., LLC 2019 WI 70, 2019 Wisc. LEXIS 272, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin considered whether a subrogation waiver clause in a construction contract between the defendant and the plaintiff’s...more

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