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April 26, 2012  Creative Methods Used To Set-Up ‘Bad Faith' Claims — Use Of Multiple Coverage Demands Read
April 12, 2012  Learning from the 2011 Tornado Season: A Historic Year of Coverage Lessons for Insurers in 2012 Read
April 11, 2012  Duel Revisited: Are Commercial Trucking Trials Payback Time for Jurors? Read
April 01, 2012  The Enhanced Injury Doctrine: How the Theory of Liability is Addressed in a Comparative Fault World Read
April 01, 2012  Don't Waive Your Appeal: A Guide to Preserving Trial Error Read
March 22, 2012  A Liability Insurer's (Almost Absolute) Right To Settle Claims Without The Insured's Consent Read
March 16, 2012  The Examination Under Oath and Sworn Statement in Proof of Loss: Superheroes That Can Rescue a Difficult Claim Read
February 23, 2012  Bullock v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.: Where ‘Reprehensibility' As An Exception To Constitutional Protections And the Ratio Guidepost Includes The Wealth Of The Defendant Read
February 10, 2012  Less Jury Trials Impact Many; Florida Study Read
February 10, 2012  Does the "Case-by-Case" Approach in Florida Apply Only on a Case-by-Case Basis? Read
February 07, 2012  Back to the Future: FDIC Litigation Has Returned Read
January 30, 2012  Best Laid Plans: How the Definition of "Occurrence" in CGL Cases Continues To Change Read
January 26, 2012  Who Killed Reverse Bad Faith? And Why It Could Make A Comeback Read
January 04, 2012  The Stay of Judgments and Proceedings in Florida State Courts Read
December 22, 2011  A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Insurers Should Be Vigilant In Florida) Read
December 11, 2011  Defending Sleep Apnea Claims in Trucking Litigation Read
November 23, 2011  Proximate Causation In Third-Party Bad Faith: Not Every Bad Decision Is A Bad-Faith Suit Read
November 14, 2011  If at First You Don't Succeed, Should You Try Again? Read
October 27, 2011  Recent Application Of State Farm v. Campbell In Bad-Faith Cases Read
October 04, 2011  Litigation is Not Always the Only Option Read
September 29, 2011  Turning Bad Faith Inside Out: How Plaintiff Attorneys Are Creating Third-Party Bad Faith Claims Read
September 22, 2011  'They Told Me So' Read
August 25, 2011  Applying The Litigation Privilege In Bad-Faith Cases Read
August 15, 2011  Determining Coverage In Property Insurance Policies- New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, Chapter 42 Read
July 28, 2011  The Insurer's Bill Of Rights (A Balance Of Power) Read
June 23, 2011  Choice-Of-Law Principles Affecting Insurance Bad-Faith Claims Read
June 23, 2011  Recent Developments in Property Insurance Coverage Litigation Read
April 01, 2011  Raising the Roof: What's Hot In Construction Defect Litigation Read
April 01, 2011  The Conflict PCA: When an Affirmance Without Opinion Conflicts with a Written Opinion Read
March 24, 2011  What Everyone Should Know About A First-Party Property Claim - But Is Afraid To Ask Read
February 24, 2011  The Duty to Initiate Settlement Negotiations: Where Does it Begin and How Far Does it Go Read
January 27, 2011  The Doctrine Of ‘Substantial Compliance': An Erroneous Application Read
January 21, 2011  The Difficult Expert Witnesses Read
January 11, 2011  Does Policy Reformation Create A Retroactive Bad-Faith Claim? Read
December 09, 2010  Splitting The Baby: The Insurer's Duty To Notify The Insured Of The Need For An Allocated Verdict Read
December 06, 2010  First-Party Insurance and Bankruptcy Read
November 24, 2010  Pitfalls For The Unwary: The Use Of Releases To Preserve Or Extinguish Any Potential Bad-Faith Claims Between The Primary And Excess Insurance Carriers Read
November 17, 2010  AIA Subrogation Waivers: Reason Reigns Supreme In Maryland Read
November 16, 2010  Back to the Future: A New Wave of FDIC Litigation Read
October 14, 2010  2010 Annual Conference Committee Report Read
October 14, 2010  Workers' Compensation Lien Pursuant To §440.39(3)(A) Fla. Stat. Limited In Breadth Read
October 14, 2010  Chinese-Drywall Cases And Their Impact On Liability-Insurance Carriers In Settling Multiple Claims In Good Faith Against Their Insureds In Certain State Courts Read
September 23, 2010  We Said What We Meant And We Meant What We Said! — Enforcing Contract Language Despite Assertions Of Bad Faith And Insurer 'Misconduct' During The Adjustment Of The Claim Read
July 29, 2010  Bad Faith - Variations On A Theme Read
July 08, 2010  Maryland Court Holds Waiver of Subrogation Contract Language Does Not Bar Recovery After Project Completion and Final Payment Read
July 08, 2010  Florida Again Rejects the Sutton Rule Read
July 08, 2010  Arbitration of Construction Defect Claims Read
July 07, 2010  Florida Legislature Increases the Statutory Limits on Liability for Tort Claims Against the State and Its State Agencies Read
June 24, 2010  'Experts' Read
May 27, 2010  Bad Faith and Beyond: A Business Law Primer For Insurers Read
May 27, 2010  Perera v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Read
May 24, 2010  Don't Cut Corners on Proper Notice...It Matters! Read