2022 November

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Health insurance bad faith for prosthetic denials

The basic things to look for in evaluating bad-faith claims for improper denial of coverage for prostheses

From Issue: 2022 November

“Accidents” and intentional conduct

Must an “accident” result from an unintentional act? Does negligence equate to “accident?” Strategies for dealing with “no accident, hence no coverage”

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 November

The duty-to-settle analysis after <em>Pinto</em>

The duty-to-settle analysis after Pinto

Was the insurer’s failure to settle the result of unreasonable conduct on the part of the insurer?

Ricardo Echeverria

From Issue: 2022 November

Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract

Restoring balance between insurers and their insureds. Why must we prove that the carrier acted unreasonably?

Michael L. Cohen

From Issue: 2022 November

Maximizing coverage under cyber-insurance policies

Cyber insurance is relatively new and policies have not been widely interpreted by the courts

Nicole S. Adams-Hess

From Issue: 2022 November

Gratitude for those in service to CAALA

Recognizing the many groups of people that make CAALA what it is

Douglas N. Silverstein

From Issue: 2022 November

Insurance coverage issues in sexual-abuse cases

Making the case for separability to unlock insurance coverage

Michael Parks
Alan I. Schimmel
Arya Rhodes

From Issue: 2022 November

The reluctant president

Reflecting on an incredible year that is about to come to an end

Douglas Vanderpool

From Issue: 2022 November

Senate passes Speak Out Act by voice vote

Also: More special masters for Vaccine Court and changes to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Linda A. Lipsen

From Issue: 2022 November

New California law bans State Bar’s pursuit of corporately owned law firms

The State Bar’s attempt to change the practice of law in California meets an abrupt end – for now

Nancy Drabble
Saveena K. Takhar

From Issue: 2022 November

Keep digging

Utilizing Colonial Life discovery in an insurance bad-faith case

Matthew Clark

From Issue: 2022 November

First-party insurance appraisals

Why they are often an expeditious way to resolve property damage claim disputes

Alexander Cohen
David Bederman

From Issue: 2022 November