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Misrepresentation
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Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 3 – Volume 9 – Misrepresentation or Concealment
By Barry Zalma
Misrepresentation or Concealment An insurance company is entitled to determine for itself what risks it will accept, and therefore to know all the facts relative to the applicant’s physical condition.…
Legal Profession Blog
Misrepresenting Discipline To Prospective Employer Draws Suspension, Probation
The Arizona Presiding Disciplinary Judge ordered a suspension of 30 days followed by probation for misrepresentations to a prospective employerMr. Camunez’s transgressions arose when he misrepresented to a potential employer…
Legal Profession Blog
Lack Of Candor Dooms Bar Admission
The Georgia Supreme Court has denied admission to an applicant who had demonstrated lack of candor in his law school applications and elsewherethe Special Master found that Huddleston had falsely…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
An Insurer has no Duty to Investigate Accuracy of Information Provided by Insured
The insurer had no duty to investigate the information provided by the insured to unearth misrepresentations by the insured. A broker was held liable for failing to make inquiries into…
ContractsProf Blog
Uber’s Safety Checks
Uber. It just seems to always be in the news for one more lawsuit, doesn’t it. In late August, the district attorneys for San Francisco and Los Angeles filed a…
ILN IP Insider
“The Donald” Trump – Avoids Trade-mark Licensor Liability in Canada
By Colleen Spring Zimmerman of Fogler Rubinoff
[caption id="attachment_933" align="alignleft" width="300"] Image Credit: © Imdan | Dreamstime.com - Donald Trump, Youre Fired! Photo[/caption] I spent years at my office watching the gradual construction of the 70-story mixed-use…
Wiley Executive Summary
Insurer Waived Right to Rescind Where Its Agents Knew of Facts that ‘Distinctly Implied’ Information on Policy Application Was Incorrect
A federal district court has held that an insurer waived its right to rescind a policy based on material misrepresentations because at the time of the application for coverage, the…
Inside Privacy
FTC Announces First Consent Order on Misrepresentation in Crowdsourcing
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced today that it has entered into a proposed consent order against the founder of a failed Kickstarter project, marking the first time that the…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
Widow’s Application for Life Insurance Benefits Denied Because of Medical Misrepresentations
A widow’s application for life insurance benefits following the death of her husband, the insured, was denied because the insured had materially misrepresented his medical history in his application for…
Legal Profession Blog
Court Backs St. John’s Law Revocation Of Admission To Student Who Completed Three Semesters
The New York Court of Appeals has held that St. John's University School of Law did not act arbitrarily or capriciously in revoking the admission of a law student.This proceeding…