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Declaratory Judgments Liability Insurance Industry

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Clarifies Amount in Controversy Requirement in Declaratory Judgment Actions Between Insurers and Their Insureds

Plaintiff’s counsel often employ a range of strategic tactics to defeat diversity jurisdiction because they view federal court as an unfavorable forum. One such tactic is to challenge the amount in controversy—a key...more

Maynard Nexsen

Insurer Must Assume Defense to be Liable for Failure to Settle Under Tyger River Doctrine

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Recently, the United States District Court in South Carolina, 2019 WL 689545, dismissed a claim seeking a declaratory judgment that an insurer failed to settle an underlying tort claim. Briefly, plaintiff Church Creek...more

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