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How Long Is an Insurance Check Good For?

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If you’ve received a settlement check from an insurance company after a car accident, property damage claim, or injury settlement, you might be wondering: how long is an insurance check good for? While holding onto it for a...more

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Good Faith: Plaintiffs’ Complaints About Release Held Invalid

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently addressed the issue of whether tendering a policy limits check on a liability policy with an overbroad release could constitute bad faith. In Pelaez v....more

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PA Supreme Court Holds General Contractor Overhead and Profit Can be Withheld From ACV Payments

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On August 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held, in a 4-3 decision, that insurer, Truck Insurance Exchange, was entitled to withhold general contractor overhead and profit expenses (“GCOP”)...more

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Pennsylanvia Supremes to Decide Whether Actual Cash Value Includes General Contractor Overhead and Profit

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Insurance companies may no longer be allowed to rely on clear policy language that expressly excludes general contractor overhead and profit (“GCOP”) from actual cash value payments.  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently...more

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When Evidentiary Error Matters: Eleventh Circuit Affirms Decision to Grant Retrial

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently closed the book on litigation in which GEICO had been involved since 2010, holding that the granting of a retrial—which resulted in a GEICO victory after an initial...more

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