Attorney for Insurer Says Law Firm Working with Contractors to Find New Hurricane Claimants January 25, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurance defense attorney accuses the McClenny Moseley & Associates law firm of teaming up with restoration contractors to illegally...
Viewpoint: Calif. Appellate Court Refuses to Expand Trigger for Independent Counsel August 16, 2022 By Jordan R. Plitt Under California Civil Code §2860, insureds have a right to obtain independent counsel at the insurer’s expense whenever there are...
How Canine Heart Disease was Tied to Grain-Free Dog Food July 21, 2022 By Helen Santoro In 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, acting on input from a group of veterinary researchers, began investigating whether...
Utah Supreme: Appearance of Conflict Enough to Disqualify Medical Evaluator May 27, 2022 By Jim Sams Workers’ compensation claimants don’t have to prove that the physicians appointed to resolve medical disputes have an “actual bias” —...
Insurance Defense Counsel a New Target of Legal Malpractice Claims May 24, 2022 By Jim Sams The size of payouts for legal malpractice claims reached an all-time high last year, and for the first time some...
Universal Drops Conflicts of Interest Complaint About Public Adjusters October 8, 2021 By William Rabb The Florida property insurance community was abuzz this week after word got out that a closely watched complaint about some...
Apollo, Centerbridge Backed PG&E, Funded Loan to Firm Suing It April 30, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Peter Blumberg Two major investors in PG&E Corp. are also backing a loan to one of the law firms suing the bankrupt...
Mississippi Judge Reprimanded and Fined for Conflict in Asbestos Case October 7, 2013 The Mississippi Supreme Court has ordered a public reprimand and fine for a judge who was accused of failing to...
The Insurer’s Duty to Provide Independent Counsel in Illinois June 5, 2013 By Burke Coleman Illinois law requires insurers to provide independent counsel for their insured when a conflict of interest arises. The duty developed...
The Insurer’s Duty to Provide Independent Counsel in Alaska May 1, 2013 By Burke Coleman This is part two of a three part series focusing on an insurer’s duty to provide independent counsel in Alaska,...