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7 Dec 2022, 6:02 am
Willis’ team in October filed a motion seeking to disqualify the two from representing all of those clients, citing a conflict of interest. [read post]
2 May 2013, 1:14 am
The Two-Tier Trigger Policy only steps in whenever a conflict of interests arises. [read post]
2 Mar 2014, 9:22 am
Although Davalos was insured by Northern, he turned the Dallas litigation over to the attorneys representing him as a plaintiff in Matagorda County. [read post]
1 Oct 2007, 9:28 am
This point is well illustrated by this case here out of the First Circuit, in which I represented the prevailing defendants, and in which a panel of the First Circuit again suggested that the law concerning structural conflicts of interest should be altered. [read post]
11 Dec 2023, 6:45 am
” “If anyone is conflicted, according to the insurer, it is Rowley, whom MMIC accused of colluding with the plaintiffs’ lawyer in the underlying case to sandbag the appeal. [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 10:43 am
The court stopped short, however, of holding that a conflict of interest entitling an insured to select its own counsel exists any time a plaintiff seeks punitive damages. [read post]
10 May 2007, 11:23 am
In the minds of some, this presents a conflict of interest that insurers took advantage of by pushing through flood payments, counting on these payments to satisfy losses, thus reducing or eliminating their obligations to pay for covered wind damage. [read post]
7 Jun 2008, 11:07 pm
Moreover, as we recently held in Elacqua I, where such potential conflict exists between the insurer and the insured, the insurer has an affirmative obligation to inform the insured of his or her right to select independent counsel at the insurer's expense; "[t]o hold otherwise would seriously erode the protection afforded" (21 AD3d at 707). [read post]
9 Jun 2010, 1:15 pm
The district court also observed that the Hartford was operating under a conflict of interest that could have had some effect on its decision. [read post]
18 Jun 2011, 7:23 am
Although Davalos was insured by Northern, he turned the Dallas litigation over to the attorneys representing him as a plaintiff in Matagorda County. [read post]
15 Aug 2022, 3:00 am
In this case, the trial court had ruled that Orlando Valdez did not sufficiently allege that the insurance company had a duty to settle the underlying action, that it acted in bad faith, and that his settlement demand created a conflict of interest between the insurer and its client. [read post]
18 Jan 2018, 8:45 am
To determine if the fiduciary had a conflict of interest. [read post]
26 Aug 2013, 3:52 pm
Plaintiff was retained to represent defendant on these charges, as well as a New York County indictment charging him with similar activity. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 10:49 am
I know that this is hard to believe, but even when an insurance company complies with its duty to defend, the interests of the insurance company and its policyholder may not be aligned. [read post]
10 May 2012, 1:05 am
” In other words, the issue of too many insurers and too many insurers’ representatives in the settlement room can be a problem for policyholders and for defense counsel as well as for plaintiffs’ lawyers. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 7:41 am
” “Suarez has come under fire for other conflicts of interest. [read post]
22 Sep 2019, 6:01 pm
However, the third party’s insurance company is alleging comparative fault by the plaintiff driver. 3. [read post]
24 Jan 2015, 3:22 pm
Counsel pointed out that interpreting Section 2-2201 to create a tort duty would create an inherent conflict of interest between a captive agent and his insurer, if the agent is to have a tort duty to the insured or prospective insured. [read post]
1 Jul 2009, 7:24 pm
So what does it mean to defend in "good faith", quite simply, it means that the insurance company has a duty to consider the insured's interests and if those interests conflict with the insurance company's interests, good faith obligates the insurance company to sacrifice its interests in favor of the insured's. [read post]
6 Jul 2014, 9:08 am
When landlord’s attorney wrote a strongly-worded letter to plaintiff’s attorney, a concurrent-conflict-of-interest scuffle arose. [read post]
