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Viewpoint: Insurer Not Prejudiced Despite 4 Requests for Examination Under Oath

A claimant’s refusal to respond to four requests by her insurer to sit for an examination under oath was not enough to persuade a federal judge in Louisiana that she had forfeited coverage. After two hurricanes, plaintiff Diana Stevens-Reynolds sought …

11th Circuit Affirms Bad Faith Verdict in Suit Filed by One Insurer Against Another

After a job-site injury left independent contractor Ernest Guthrie paralyzed below the waist, two insurers for the contractor that hired him agreed to pay the full policy limits — $1 million each — only one month after receiving a payment …

Viewpoint: New Year’s Resolutions For Handling Short-Fuse Settlement Demands

The holidays — parties, family, and the spirit of giving. Some personal injury plaintiff’s attorneys really get into the spirit, hoping to receive the gift of “open” policy limits and unlimited injury recoveries by making short-fused settlement demands, that are …