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Analyzing Concurrent Causation: Independence is the Key

The concurrent causation doctrine has been adopted by a majority of states. A question of concurrent causation arises where a liability insurance policy provides coverage for an accident caused jointly by an insured risk and by an excluded risk. Concurrent …

Vermont High Court Rules in Borrowed Car Death

It’s back to the trial court for a Vermont case in which a woman lent her car keys to a man, who then gave them to the woman’s boyfriend, who then got into a fatal accident. The Vermont Supreme Court …

Missouri Appeals Court: Drunken Driver’s Family Can Sue

The family of Missouri man who died in a drunken driving crash can sue the funeral home he co-owned and his former business partners for negligence for allegedly allowing him to drive a company van despite knowing he had a …