October 2016 – Chaffetz Lindsey’s first installment of the Insurance/Reinsurance Report is now available. The report contains recent case summaries to keep you informed on new developments, and reminded of old ones. The cases in this issue include:
New York rule on allocation and exhaustion: Follow the contract … Court of Appeals clarifies that policy language, rather than per se rule, determines allocation and exhaustion requirements for long-tail asbestos claims. Ex parte communications with arbitrator cause Sixth Circuit to vacate arbitration award … Sixth Circuit vacates reinsurance arbitration award based on ex parte communications with party arbitrator following interim award. Out-of-state plaintiffs may invoke Connecticut’s pre-pleading security statute … NY trial court issues rulings on follow-the-settlements and late notice … To view the report in its entirety, please click here. |
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Editors: Charles Scibetta | Steven Schwartz | Karen Baswell | Andrew Poplinger
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