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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 837 into law making it more difficult and costly for insurance policyholders to sue insurers for bad faith by eliminating fee-shifting for most policyholders and requiring something “more than” negligence for bad faith claims.
Almost everyone loves insurance in lawsuits. Plaintiffs love the potential pocket to pay the claim; defendants love the safety net of their insurer funding the defense and potentially...
WHEELING – A circuit judge has ruled in favor of a former adviser to President Donald Trump who had asked the court to enforce a settlement agreement in a civil lawsuit about the division of assets related to her divorce.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in the matter of Evanston Ins. Co. v. AmSpec Holding Corp., granted summary judgment in favor of Evanston Insurance Company (“Evanston”) after determining no coverage was available under a property insurance policy for Civil Authority Orders issued by the Coast Guard. No. 4:19-CV-1498, 2020 WL 6152190 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 20, 2020). AmSpec Holding Corporation (“AmSpec”) performs testing and inspection services for oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. Amspec field inspectors travel to ports, refineries, and terminals a...