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7 Jul 2022, 8:04 am by Dan Bressler
” “A Federal Judge Bought Apple And Microsoft Bonds While Overseeing A Case Against Them — Then Dismissed It” — “A federal judge who dismissed a child-trafficking and forced labor lawsuit against big technology firms including Apple and Microsoft is arguing that his decision should not be vacated over claims that he had a conflict of interest in the case. [read post]
24 Dec 2008, 3:38 pm
In a scathing decision, the appeals court reversed the lower court and found that the administrator of the Plan (Unum) had a conflict of interest because it had both the discretionary authority to determine the validity of the disability claim, and paid the benefits under the policy; found that a reasonable person would conclude that the insurer's denial of long-term disability was arbitrary and capricious; and granted benefits and interest running from… [read post]
14 Apr 2009, 7:07 am
Subsequent to the settlement, DBS and Dickerson sued their former attorney, the insured, for malpractice in state court, alleging that the insured attorney (1) failed to register the transfer of ownership of DBS and the right to use its name with the secretary of state, (2) failed to advise Dickerson to obtain assignment from creditors prior to filing suit, and (3) failed to inform Dickerson of the potential for conflict of interest in representing both… [read post]
5 Dec 2018, 4:28 pm by Kevin LaCroix
A representative of a private equity firm who sits on a portfolio company’s board may be acting both in his capacity as representative of the PE firm and of the portfolio company. [read post]
12 Dec 2008, 7:54 pm
This potential conflict of interest can create various problems. [read post]
22 Oct 2011, 6:25 am
Decisions of interest involving Government and Administrative Law Source: Justia October 21, 2011 Redondo Waste Sys., Inc.v. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 5:41 pm by Law Lady
SCHOOL BOARD OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, Appellee. 5th District.Dissolution of marriage -- Attorney's fees -- General magistrate erred in awarding attorney's fees associated with motion to compel delivery of quit-claim deed for a share of the marital home where husband did not plead that basis for his entitlement to fees in his original motion to enforce final judgment -- Equitable distribution -- Magistrate properly determined money withdrawn from joint checking account by husband to… [read post]
18 Apr 2009, 12:00 pm
Proposed Solution Controlling criteria: Judicial approval of structured settlements; Standards and requirements: Best interest test; Due diligence; Disclosure - compensation and conflicts of interest; Informed consent; Licensing; Certification. [read post]
19 Aug 2007, 1:00 pm
"There's a fundamental economic conflict between the customer and the company," he says. [read post]
14 Oct 2013, 3:35 pm by Law Lady
., CITIZEN PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION; McCRORY BUILDING CO., INC., DELTA/UNITED SPECIALTIES, INC., ALL-SOUTH SUBCONTRACTORS, INC., BRADLEY MASONRY, INC., ET AL., Appellees. 1st District.Attorneys -- Attorney's fees contract -- Trial court erred in denying petition for approval of a straight 40% contingency fee contract for representation of petitioner in a medical malpractice action -- Trial court is required by rule to approve petition as long as it finds that petitioner understood the… [read post]
30 May 2011, 8:15 am by admin
Ernest concentrates his practice in first and third-party insurance disputes. [read post]
9 Jun 2023, 7:21 am by Dan Bressler
” “The law firm of Brown Goldstein Levy LLP, or BGL, and one of its partners, Joshua Treem, filed suit against their insurer, Federal Insurance Company, when it refused to provide coverage for costs appellants incurred after the government investigated Treem, executed a search warrant at BGL’s office and notified Treem that his representation of certain clients may present a conflict of interest. [read post]
28 Aug 2018, 11:38 am by Gene Killian
Since my firm represents policyholders against insurance companies, and we primarily deal with large insurance defense law firms, I often worry about going to arbitration or mediation for another reason. [read post]
10 Apr 2012, 4:00 pm by Richard J. Webb
Unless an actual conflict of interest exists, judges and arbitrators should be assumed to be neutral - it is the essence of what they do. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 1:14 am by Kevin LaCroix
The Second Circuit characterized this as “sleight of hand,” because “independent” in this context means “independence of judgment,” a “lack of conflict of interest. [read post]
7 Sep 2012, 11:01 am by admin
“There’s a fundamental economic conflict between the customer and the company,” he says. [read post]
26 Nov 2010, 12:28 pm by Brian Van Vleck
When an employer reserves the right to modify or amend a sales commission plan it create a dangerous conflict of interest with the sales person. [read post]