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CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 4

United States Supreme Court Decision Proves That Appellate Practice Is A Minefield Best Navigated By Savvy Appellate Practitioners

The recent unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago,

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 3

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rejects “Unduly High Threshold” For Bad Faith Claims

In a case of first impression before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Court in Matthew Rancosky v. Washington National Insurance Company (2017 Pa.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 3

SIDEBAR: Seventh Circuit Condemns Class Action Settlement That Merely Generates Fees For Plaintiffs Class Counsel As “Utterly Worthless”

In In Re Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation, 869 F.3d 551 (7th Cir.

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 2

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Where Does It Hurt? A New Defense Expert Comes To The Scene When Determining Whether The Plaintiff Suffered A Serious Injury In Automobile Accident Cases

Just about every experienced civil litigator has at some point in their career handled an automobile accident case.

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 2

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Sidebar: A Cautionary Tale: The Fine Line Between Practicing Civility In Law And Giving Up Your Client’s Rights

A recent decision by the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District,

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 1

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Sidebar: Ninth Circuit Creates Bad Law For Excess Insurers—At Least In California

On March 21, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Teleflex Medical
Inc.

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2017 Vol. 1

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Court Of Appeals Rules State Of New York Exempt From Apportionment Of Fault In Personal Injury
Actions For Noneconomic Losses Under CPLR §1601 (1)

In Artibee v.

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2016 Vol. 4

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Maryland District Court Says Insureds Who Reject Panel Counsel In Favor Of Their Own Have To “Pay To Play,” Forfeiting Their Right To Defense And Indemnification From Their Insurer

The United States District Court for the District of Maryland recently settled an oft-addressed dispute regarding whether an insured is entitled to independent counsel (not panel counsel),

CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2016 Vol. 4

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Sidebar: Lessons From The Foxhole: Esposito Writes On Trial Wars

It was William Tecumseh Sherman who uttered those forever famous words, “[w]ar is hell.” Having left a path of destruction from Atlanta to Savannah,

East Coast CM Report of Recent Decisions – 2016 Vol. 3

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Connecticut High Court Holds That Workers Compensation Insurers Can Sue Third-Parties To Recover Payments Made To An Injured Worker
In Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Champion Steel,