The Appellate Division decision in Ruoff v. American Asphalt Company, Inc., et al., No. A-958-08T1 (November 25, 2009) is the…
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The Appellate Division decision in Makroukalis v. Estate of Garcia, No. A-2800-07T2 (App. Div. Nov. 16, 2009), is the most…
On October 19, 2009, after an 11 week trial, a New York federal jury awarded $104.7 million in compensatory damages…
Policies, Programs and Court Appointments under the Obama Administration and Their Potential Effect on the Insurance and Reinsurance Industries The…
Due to the nature of long-tail claims such as environmental or toxic tort actions, companies are frequently sued for bodily…
The spinach E. coli outbreak and recall of 2006 cost five lives and between $175 million and $350 million. In…
Courts within the United States have failed to develop clear standards for subjecting foreign manufacturers to jurisdiction in the United…
Today’s mortgage market has separated into two segments: the prime market and the sub-prime market. The prime market extends loans…
Traditionally, plaintiffs who bring suit against pharmaceutical companies in United States courts have been individuals, or classes of individuals, who…
New Challenges with Respect to Claims Cooperation & Notice There is a growing trend in the U.S. insurance markets to…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently clarified the protection afforded under the “Safe Harbors” provision…
On May 7, 2009, New Jersey Governor John S. Corzine signed into law the Site Remediation Reform Act, also known…
Federal Preemption of State Prescription Drug Claims and Its Potential Impact on Product Liability Claims and Insurance The issue of…
In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi leaving behind a wake of destruction that still affects the…
In today’s digital world, where electronic transactions are processed with lightning speed and where companies both large and small typically…
The ubiquitous use of electronic media as a means of communications has had a powerful impact on all aspects of…
In recent months, another corporate scandal in American business has become the subject of increasing media scrutiny and investigations by…
Perhaps one of the most complex aspects of claims management involves determining if two or more claims should be considered…
In disputes between policyholders and insurers, policyholders frequently include causes of action for bad faith and extracontractual claims. The utilization…