Podcast - A Tortured Journey with the Lying Witness
In this case, Safeco Insurance Company of Indiana (“Safeco”) issued a residential policy to Venugopal Muriki (the “Insured”) covering the Insured’s dwelling. On December 10, 2024, the Insured submitted a claim with Safeco...more
Georgia has enacted the most comprehensive tort reform legislation the state has seen in nearly 20 years. Passed during the 2025 Georgia legislative session, the legislation impacts multiple aspects of Georgia tort...more
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
FSMA 2023 includes a court procedure for failing insurers to temporarily write-down liabilities, with implications for counterparties. The recently passed Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023) provides for a...more
Last month, we provided an overview of Florida Tort Reform HB 837 - a wide-ranging tort reform bill ratified on March 24, 2023. With the stated goal of stabilizing the state’s insurance market, the bill’s sweeping provisions...more
On 15 February 2021 the FCA released the draft “declarations” that the parties are asking the Supreme Court to make following its judgment in January. The declarations are intended to neatly capture the decisions of the...more
In einer bemerkenswerten Entscheidung hat das OLG Karlsruhe jüngst ein Ordnungsgeld gegen ein Versicherungsunternehmen verhängt, weil dieses trotz einer „Anordnung des persönlichen Erscheinens“ nach § 141 ZPO weder ein...more
In two related cases, Travelers has settled its claims against Excalibur Reinsurance. A number of prior posts have addressed the substance of the parties’ disputes – for example, discovery issues (sealing portions of...more