Topic
Liability
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In-House Ops
GCs to ALI: Back Off!
By Corporate Counsel Business Journal
By Joe Calve Nine general counsel of non-insurance companies sent a letter to the American Law Institute on the eve of the organization’s annual meeting expressing “strong concern” over the…
Barry C. McGuire
Home Inspection Liability
Faulty Furnaces and Inspection Issues. It’s always a good idea to get a professional building inspector to assess any property you’d like to buy. But it doesn’t guarantee 100% that…
Hunton Insurance Recovery Blog
Examining the Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance
In 2015 and 2016, we discussed certain provisions of the then drafts of the Restatement of the Law, Liability insurance, including the Duty to Cooperate, here, and Duty to Defend,…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Michelle Carter Case May Influence Legal Responsibility for Battered Women SuicidesDRAFT
by Margaret DrewMichelle Carter is the young woman who, when age 17, encouraged Conrad Roy III, to kill himself. Mr. Roy, who suffered from depression and attempted suicide earlier, at…
ContractsProf Blog
Weekly Top Ten SSRN Contracts and Commercial Law Downloads (June 15, 2017)
By Mark Burge
SSRN Top Downloads For Contracts & Commercial Law eJournal RECENT TOP PAPERS for all papers first announced in the last 60 days 16 Apr 2017 through 15 Jun 2017 RankDownloadsPaper…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Is Evidence of a Liability Insurer’s Investigative Findings Admissible in a Third-Party Property Damage Claim?
Assume a homeowner suffers damage as a result of a construction professional's negligence. After the homeowner notifies the construction professional of the damage, the construction professional puts his liability carrier…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Supreme Court unanimously limits reach of federal drug-offense forfeiture statute
Main June 5, 2017Supreme Court unanimously limits reach of federal drug-offense forfeiture statuteThe US Supreme Court this morning handed down a unanimous opinion in Honeycutt v. United States, No. 16-142…
TortsProf Blog
Reporters Defend Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance
The Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance is up for approval by the membership at the ALI Annual Meeting next month. Reporters Tom Baker and Kyle Logue have posted…
California Employment Law Update
A handy guide for choosing and using employment practices liability insurance coverage
By Tony Oncidi
Thompson Reuters has just published our "handy guide" for choosing and using employment practices liability insurance ("EPLI"). The article is attached. There are a number of important things to keep in mind…
TortsProf Blog
OH: No Police Liability for Injuries to Innocent Bystander During Chase of Fleeing Felon
Marianna Brown Bettman has commentary at Legally Speaking Ohio.