Roben West | Property Casualty Focus One decision that flew under the radar in 2019 continues the recent trend of courts to dispense, under among other things the previously discussed “at-issue” waiver doctrine, with insurers’ fundamental rights to confidentiality with respect to legal advice. In the June 2019 decision In re Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., No. 2018-001170 (S.C.… Continue reading South Carolina Supreme Court’s Quiet Erosion of Insurers’ Attorney-Client Privilege Rights
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District Court Rules “Professional Services” Exclusion means Professional Services
R. Bruce Wallace | Nexsen | Pruet | June 29, 2017 Recently, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina granted judgment in favor of an insurance carrier, finding the carrier did not owe a duty of defense or a duty to indemnify the insured in an underlying professional malpractice claim. In State… Continue reading District Court Rules “Professional Services” Exclusion means Professional Services