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ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. V. ONEBEACON AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.

AMLIN CORPORATE MEMBER LIMITED AND OTHERS V. ORIENTAL ASSURANCE CORPORATION

BEAZLEY UNDERWRITING LIMITED AND OTHERS V. AL AHLEIA INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHER COMPANIES

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY V. ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

EQUITAS LIMITED V. WALSHAM BROTHERS & COMPANIES LIMITED

IN RE REHAB. OF: SEGREGATED ACCOUNT OF AMBAC ASSUR. CORP.

ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE CO. V. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

SENECA INSURANCE CO. V. EVEREST REINSURANCE CO.

TEAL ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED V. W R BERKLEY INSURANCE (EUROPE) …

The below cases correspond with the October edition of CaseWatch: Insurance and the analysis of each case. Click here for access to the newsletter. Cases are provided courtesy of LexisNexis.

Affinity Health Plan

Am. Econ. Ins. Co. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.

Biochemics, Inc. v. Axis Reinsurance Co.

Brannan Paving GP, LLC v. Pavement Markings, Inc.

Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Nanodetex Corp.

Detroit Med. Ctr. v. Progressive Michigan Insurance Company

Doe Run Resources Corporation v. Lexington Insurance Company

Dupree v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.…

In response to the statewide property damage caused by the high volume of claims resulting from Superstorm Sandy, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance established a mediation program to alleviate the hardship experienced by New Jersey residents for unresolved first-party claims. In doing so, the department aims to encourage swift and amicable resolution of all claims relating to damage from Sandy.

Although the mediation program has been in effect as of March 26, 2013, pursuant to Order No. A13-106, it was not …

15th Amendment to Regulation 64, 11 NYCRR 216

The New York State Department of Financial Services has enacted an emergency amendment to Insurance Regulation 64, effective February 25, 2013, targeting claims resulting from Hurricane Sandy. The amendment applies to any claim for loss or damage, other than claims made under flood policies issued under the national flood insurance program, that occurred from October 26, 2012 through November 15, 2012, in the counties of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, or Westchester. …

Goldberg Segalla’s John P. Freedenberg and Brian R. Biggie celebrated a victory in Western District of New York.

This case involved a suit seeking $4 million for an allegedly stolen collection of 13,000,000 sports cards.  Reporter Gary Craig, of the Democrat and Chronicle, covered the case in “Marbles Didn’t Prevent Sports Card Theft.”

Click here to read the full article. …

The Catholic Child Welfare Society and Others v. Various Claimants and The institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools and others. 
United Kingdom Supreme Court, [2012] UKSC 56

Child abuse and its ramifications have been taking up a significant amount of British media attention over the past months. A case before the Supreme Court, the highest Court of Appeal, did not, however, receive many column inches. It does have serious ramifications for insurers and for clerical institutions.

A priest and member of a religious order …

The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel has been formed by leading lawyers in the United States and Canada to improve the quality of the practice of insurance law.

The College focuses on the creative, ethical, and efficient adjudication of disputes between policyholders and insurers over insurance coverage as well as extracontractual damages, which are a form of punitive damages awarded against an insurer in claims alleging bad faith or unfair claims-handling practices. Its members represent the interests of both insurers and policyholders.

The …