Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 24, 2019 New Jersey Merlin Law Group attorney Jason Cieri was married last week. It was a fantastic wedding. It also provided me a chance to catch-up with some Jersey Shore public adjusters, discuss the upcoming PPAANJ seminar on November 14 and write this blog which includes a case… Continue reading Misrepresentations Made After Loss But Before An Examination Under Oath
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Florida Court Holds It Was “Miscarriage of Justice” to Deny Insurer Award of Appellate Fees
Daniel G. Enriquez | Property Casualty Focus | September 18, 2019 Florida’s offer of judgment statute, Florida Statutes section 768.79, is a common technique for any litigator who wants to place additional risk on the plaintiff. The statute provides that if a defendant in a civil suit files an offer of judgment that is not… Continue reading Florida Court Holds It Was “Miscarriage of Justice” to Deny Insurer Award of Appellate Fees
“Slow and Steady Doesn’t Always Win the Race” – Applicability of a Statute of Repose on Indemnity/Contribution Claims in New Hampshire
Rahul Gogineni | White and Williams | September 3, 2019 In Rankin v. South Street Downtown Holdings, Inc., 2019 N.H. LEXIS 165, the Supreme Court of New Hampshire considered, pursuant to a question transferred by the trial court, whether RSA 508:4-b, the statute of repose for improvements to real property, applies to indemnity and contribution claims. The… Continue reading “Slow and Steady Doesn’t Always Win the Race” – Applicability of a Statute of Repose on Indemnity/Contribution Claims in New Hampshire
Policyholder Law Firms Should Ethically Be Hiring More Judicial Clerks
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 16, 2019 Ian Dankelman is a former federal judicial law clerk who is a fantastic attorney at Merlin Law Group. We were talking about how our firm could hire other judicial law clerks who want to help people and small businesses fighting insurance companies. He said… Continue reading Policyholder Law Firms Should Ethically Be Hiring More Judicial Clerks
Probate Attorneys, Personal Representatives, and Insurance Agents Need to Carefully Change Named Insureds Following Death and Probate
Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | September 15, 2019 Death of a named insured and probate proceedings have insurance policy consequences. Insurance agents, probate attorneys, and personal representatives have to prepare to purchase or change policies so the correct parties are insured following death and probate. In a recent case, a court… Continue reading Probate Attorneys, Personal Representatives, and Insurance Agents Need to Carefully Change Named Insureds Following Death and Probate