2nd Circ. Set To Tackle Jurisdiction In NYC's Coverage Row
Geico Gets Preliminary Approval For $5.1M Ga. Settlement
8th Circ. Reverses Bridge Collapse Coverage Ruling
2nd Circ. Set To Tackle Jurisdiction In NYC's Coverage Row
The Second Circuit will hear arguments Friday over whether a lower court properly dismissed New York City’s coverage dispute against a captive insurer for lack of diversity jurisdiction after having already granted the city an early win on the coverage issues. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance of the hearing.
Geico Gets Preliminary Approval For $5.1M Ga. Settlement
A Georgia federal judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $5.1 million class action settlement between Geico and its policyholders over allegations the insurer undercompensated owners of totaled vehicles by miscalculating applicable tax under Georgia law.
8th Circ. Reverses Bridge Collapse Coverage Ruling
The Eighth Circuit reversed a decision Tuesday that a Liberty Mutual unit owed coverage as a matter of law to an engineering firm for an underlying action over a bridge collapse that injured several construction workers and resulted in a $2.5 million settlement.
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