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Evasive maneuvers: How US courts sidestep the Hague Service Convention and effects on foreign defendants

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Despite recent fluctuations in trade policy in the US, companies engaged in international shipping find US courts are increasingly familiar territory. But when a foreign shipping company is sued in the US, how that company is...more

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The Supreme Court’s February 2024 decision clarifies the choice-of-law provisions in marine insurance contracts

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In a unanimous 9-0 decision delivered on February 21, 2024, the US Supreme Court in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (“Great Lakes”) reinforced the enforceability of choice-of-law clauses in marine...more

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How Several U.S. Supreme Court Cases This Term Will Significantly Impact Insurers

Insurers are impacted in many ways by the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court decisions, but very rarely does the Supreme Court wade into decisions directly involving insurance contracts or the rights of insurers. This term,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Choice-of-Law Provisions in Marine Insurance Contracts

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In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held on February 21, 2024, that choice-of-law clauses in marine insurance contracts are presumptively enforceable under federal maritime law. These clauses should be enforced unless...more

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Pennsylvania Finds Exception to Anti-Subrogation Rule

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently adopted the “no-coverage exception” in Arlet v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board. 2022 WL 529350 (Pa. 2022). As most subrogation professionals are aware, the anti-subrogation rule...more

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