The Connecticut Superior Court recently awarded summary judgment in favor of an insurer on an uninsured motorist claim involving a pedestrian who threw a bottle at the automobile driven by the plaintiff, injuring the plaintiff in the process. …
Read More Connecticut Superior Court Awards Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurer on Uninsured Motorist Claim Involving Bottle-Throwing Pedestrian

On April 9, 2010, Iowa’s governor Chet Culver signed measures (Senate File 2201) designed to create greater transparency and disclosure of health insurance premiums, and to expand the rights of consumers prior to any rate increases by insurance companies. …
Read More Iowa Enacts Law Requiring 30-Day Rate Hike Notice from Health Insurers

Following the Government’s announcement last month (as previously reported here), The Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions & Amounts) (Amendment) Regulation 2010 has come into force. 

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Read More UK: Government increases payments for mesothelioma victims under statute

The Ninth Circuit recently ruled that a general liability insurer must defend its insured against a patent infringement lawsuit relating to a feature on the insured’s website. 

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Read More Ninth Circuit Holds That Infringement Of Patented Website Feature Constitutes “Advertising Injury”