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The use of special interrogatories given to juries to render verdicts has been said to be "admittedly fraught with many pitfalls in the potential conflicts between the general verdict and the interrogatories...

This year, 576 different bond propositions were on ballots across the state and voters approved $43 billion in corresponding debt.

Judge Orrick in the Northern District of California recently granted a motion for summary judgment of invalidity for patent-ineligible subject matter under 35 U.S.C. § 101. The court...

Is priority of coverage among policies of insurance covering the same insureds and the same risk governed by the "Other Insurance" clauses of the policies or by the indemnification provision of the underlying contract?

Is priority of coverage among policies of insurance covering the same insureds and the same risk governed by the “Other Insurance” clauses of the…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the CPLR that expands the admissibility of statements made by a party’s agent or employee. This new CPLR provision will...

A recent decision by a panel of the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit serves as a reminder that sometimes insurers and policyholders must look outside the insurance...

Priority of coverage disputes can arise where different insurers for different insureds cover the same claim.Generally, competing insurers will compare the Other Insurance clauses of their policies to decide who should cover the claim first.

On 5 October 2021, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unanimously held that, under New York law, the indemnity agreement in a contract...

Second Circuit held under NY law, the indemnity agreement in a contract between a contractor and subcontractor governs the priority of coverage for the contractor as an additional insured on the subcontractor’s commercial general liability policy, not clause of the policy.