/insurance-authority/other?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Insurance Authority Other Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:56:27 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2367457?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2367457 After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:45:04 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2371890?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2371890 Lloyd's of London underwriters and loan service provider RockFence Baseball LLC have settled their dispute over coverage for the $3.16 million loan of a former Minnesota Twins pitcher, after a California federal judge ordered the parties into arbitration in January 2024. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 21:04:37 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2371360?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2371360 State Farm must pay more than $54.6 million across two class actions for underpaying the value of totaled vehicles via a "typical negotiation" deduction, a Washington federal court ruled, noting the plaintiffs provided "undisputed" evidence that State Farm violated the state's Consumer Protection Act. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:09:32 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357416?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357416 While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:07:27 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2370846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2370846 A Washington federal judge has given final approval to a $2.175 million deal to end allegations that insurance conglomerate Symetra tricked structured settlement recipients into trading their long-term payments for a heavily discounted lump sum. Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:59:40 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2368106?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2368106 As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:30:10 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2369390?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2369390 The U.S. government told a Virginia federal court that a Liberty Mutual unit owes an electrical subcontractor more than $5 million following delays for a school construction project at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:19:39 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357426?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357426 In many ways, law school teaches us how to argue, but when the ultimate goal is to get your client what they want, being persuasive through preparation and humility is the more likely key to success, says Michael Friedland at Friedland Cianfrani. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:27:30 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2367925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2367925 A federal judge in North Carolina on Tuesday signed off on a special master's request to divvy up $318 million from the sale of one of convicted insurance mogul Greg Lindberg's most valuable assets to help pay back the insurance companies he is accused of defrauding. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:54:19 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2363007?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2363007 The so-called major questions doctrine arose as a counterweight to Chevron deference over the past few decades, but invocations of the doctrine have persisted in the year since Chevron was overturned, suggesting it still has a role to play in reining in agency overreach, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring. Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:00:28 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2355515?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2355515 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2025, our list of more than 150 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:16:35 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2366180?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2366180 A unit of a Qatar-based insurance company accused a U.S.-based insurer in North Carolina federal court of improperly drawing down roughly $7 million from a letter of credit that was part of one set of reinsurance transactions to pay for its obligations under another completely separate reinsurance transaction. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:12:18 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2366601?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2366601 Three current and former employees of auto warranty underwriter Assurant have been accused of hatching a plan to steal its confidential documents and poach its clients, with the company alleging that the workers planned to bring about a "bloodbath" of Assurant's business. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 21:11:11 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2365804?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2365804 A federal judge has refused to toss a suit claiming an artificial intelligence property risk assessment company infringed patents used to evaluate properties, saying the patents cleared the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:46:13 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357402?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2357402 Law schools don't train students to handle repeated exposure to clients' traumatic experiences, but for litigators practicing in areas like civil rights and personal injury, success depends on the ability to view cases clinically and to recognize when you may need to seek help, says Katie Bennett at Robins Kaplan. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:33:49 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2365203?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2365203 Two insurers for a provider of medical training have no duty to cover a $58.5 million civil judgment against a man found liable for mishandling donated bodily remains, the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday, though also allowing the underlying claimants to still pursue bad faith claims against the insurers. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:56:17 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2363474?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2363474 The Eleventh Circuit recently revived class claims against the International Yacht Brokers Association, signaling that commission-driven industries beyond real estate are vulnerable to antitrust challenges after the National Association of Realtors settled similar allegations last year, says Miles Santiago at the Southern University Law Center and Alex Hebert at Southern Compass. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:33:36 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2362982?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2362982 As courts increasingly confront cases involving hidden litigation finance contracts, the jurisprudence of four former U.S. Supreme Court justices establishes a constitutional framework that risks erosion by undisclosed financial interests, says Roland Eisenhuth at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:42:09 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2364339?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2364339 An insurer for a manufacturer of countertops told a New York federal court that only one primary environmental liability policy it issued applies to roughly 175 lawsuits seeking damages for exposure to silica, pointing to "deemer provisions" relating to coverage for "progressive or indivisible" bodily injury. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:46:49 +0000 /insurance-authority/other/articles/2364194?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /insurance-authority/other/articles/2364194 An insurer has no duty to defend an equestrian facility against claims that its negligence contributed to the injury, neglect, and even death, of horses that were kept on its property, a Texas federal court ruled, reserving any ruling on the insurer's duty to indemnify for a later date.