Insurance Coverage Disputes

Author : Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman
Publisher : Aspen Publishers Online
Page : 2664 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454830429

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Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes by Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman Pdf

In today's insurance coverage litigation environment, the practitioner who needs to determine what is--and is not--covered under various policy provisions is up against some formidable challenges. Literally thousands of cases on insurance issues find their way into courtrooms every year, and the decisions can be as difficult to decipher as they are to track. Find the authoritative guidance you need with Ostrager and Newman's Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes. This three-volume resource helps you quickly and easily pinpoint detailed analysis of lead cases in key jurisdictions, provides excerpts from standard insurance policies, including critical commentary on key provisions, and offers insights into planning and implementation of successful litigation strategies. Ostrager and Newman's Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Sixteenth Edition addresses today's critical coverage issues, such as: The Insurer's Duty to Defend Trigger and Scope of Occurrence-Based Coverage Bad Faith and Wrongful Refusal to Settle Property Insurance Rights and Obligations of Co-Insurers Insurability of Punitive Damages Excess Insurance and Analysis of Pollution Exclusions Directors and Officers Coverage Employee Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims Make the Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes your one-stop source for the current state of the law on: The effect of a reservation of rights letter...disclaimer and denials of coverage The rules governing all aspects of giving notice of a claim including mechanics of language and timelines Effect of misrepresentations and omissions in insurance applications Reverse bad faith and contributory bad faith Reinsurance The legal issues presented in litigation involving hazardous waste and environmental cleanup Coverage provided by general liability insurance, including personal injury and advertising injury coverage Rules for apportioning the cost of defense among insurers

Author : Eugene R. Anderson,Jordan S. Stanzler,Lorelie S. Masters
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 2726 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780735511736

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Insurance Coverage Litigation by Eugene R. Anderson,Jordan S. Stanzler,Lorelie S. Masters Pdf

The absence of persuasive precedents may prevent some attorneys from framing the effective policyholder arguments in insurance coverage litigation. With Insurance Coverage Litigation, Second Edition, youand’ll discover how the experts analyze the facts to win your next insurance coverage case. This unique resource provides comprehensive examination of the full range of issues shaping insurance coverage cases being heard in the courts todayand—including the publicly available, but hard-to-find industry and“loreand” that savvy insurance practitioners use to win complex insurance coverage cases. Whichever side you represent in the billion dollar insurance coverage field, this work contains vital information you canand’t afford to be without when preparing a case for state or federal court. Insurance Coverage Litigation supplies: Extensive analyses of case law on insurance coverage issues arising under general liability insurance policies. Sample CGL Policy Forms. The most in-depth discussion of the drafting history of standard-form general liability insurance policy languageand—including language derived from the insurance industryand’s own representations to the public, governmental agencies, courts and policyholdersand—one of the most powerful tools available to policyholders. Easy-reference tables and state-by-state summaries that help you quickly grasp and compare court interpretations on a broad range of issues including the reasonable expectation doctrine, trigger of coverage and allocation, notice of claim or action, and insurability of punitive damages. Cutting edge analysis and guidance on rapidly evolving areas such as environmental liability, intellectual property disputes, and“cyberand” losses and liability, terrorism coverage, and more.

Author : Allan D. Windt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Actions and defenses
ISBN : OCLC:123415340

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Insurance Claims & Disputes by Allan D. Windt Pdf

Author : Ostrager, Newman
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Page : 2726 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-13
Category : Insurance claims
ISBN : 9781543823691

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Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, 20th Edition by Ostrager, Newman Pdf

The Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes has been in a constant state of development and expansion since its original publication in 1988. The continuously evolving scope and content of the Handbook reflects the thousands of decisions rendered by courts on insurance coverage issues over the past quarter century. Since its initial publication, the Handbook has been cited in more than 350 court opinions. The Twentieth Edition of the Handbook reflects numerous recent developments, trends and emerging issues in insurance law across a variety of substantive topics. Noteworthy new cases and in-depth case law analyses have been included in this new updated edition of the Handbook. Additionally, important changes in jurisdictional law on several topics of insurance and reinsurance law are reflected in this edition. Note: Online subscriptions are for three-month periods. Previous Edition: Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Nineteenth Edition, ISBN 9781454879824

Author : Scott C. Turner
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Construction industry
ISBN : 0071722416

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Insurance Coverage of Construction Disputes by Scott C. Turner Pdf

Author : John H. Mathias
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1588522636

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Insurance Coverage Disputes by John H. Mathias Pdf

Insurance Coverage Disputes is a comprehensive, chronologically organized and clearly written guide to the issues that can arise at every stage of a coverage dispute, from the initial inquiry into whether a policy exists to complex questions of law, evidence, procedure and strategy. The authors explain in detail all aspects of litigating insurance coverage disputes, including: the varieties of policies and coverage; obligations of policyholders and insurers; and the nuts and bolts of proving or disproving coverage, from pretrial motions through settlement. Topics include: case management; venue; parties; justiciability; discovery disputes and privileged documents; insurance policy interpretation and construction; bad faith and extra-contractual claims; and the trial itself. You'll find out about coverage for asbestos, natural disasters, environmental liability, business torts, products liability, employment practices, business interruption, toxic torts, and many other timely topics. There is also a series of ready reference charts summarizing the controlling law of each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia on a number of key liability insurance issues.

Author : Canadian Institute (1985- )
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Insurance law
ISBN : 1896198198

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Insurance Coverage Disputes by Canadian Institute (1985- ) Pdf

Author : John H. Mathias, Jr.,John D. Shugrue,Thomas A. Marrinson
Publisher : Law Journal Press
Page : 932 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 1588520757

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Insurance Coverage Disputes by John H. Mathias, Jr.,John D. Shugrue,Thomas A. Marrinson Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the issues that can arise at every stage of a coverage dispute, from the initial inquiry to complex questions of law, evidence, procedure and strategy.

Author : Ostrager, Newman
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Page : 2840 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781543856521

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Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, 21st Edition by Ostrager, Newman Pdf

Author : Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 2892 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Insurance
ISBN : 9781454879824

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Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes by Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman Pdf

Author : Peter J. Kalis,Thomas M. Reiter,James R. Segerdahl
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 1728 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781567063417

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Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage by Peter J. Kalis,Thomas M. Reiter,James R. Segerdahl Pdf

Annotation The first comprehensive guide to insurance law written from the corporate policyholder's perspective, Policyholder's Guide to the Law of Insurance Coverage provides expert guidance through the labyrinth of legal issues surrounding insuring instruments and underlying claims, plus practical strategies and legal arguments to help you secure coverage for contested claims. Policyholder's Guide addresses virtually every insurance-related legal issue you are likely to encounter in the regular course of business, as well as those issues unique to specialized industries or unusual situations including: Liability policies -- Special liability policies -- First-party policies -- Specialty first-party property policies -- Environmental -- Marine and aviation -- Toxic tort -- Copyright claims issues Litigation in insurance coverage disputes. Policyholder's Guide gives you in-depth analysis of the latest court decisions plus current policy language and cutting-edge legal arguments thatyou may use to advance your case. You also get hundreds of case citations, footnotes, cross-references, checklists and other useful aids to make legal research easy.

Author : Richard P. Lewis,Nicholas M. Insua
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 2628 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454824442

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Business Income Insurance Disputes by Richard P. Lewis,Nicholas M. Insua Pdf

Unexpected business disruptions and income losses can be triggered by many events: by large-scale disasters - hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, explosions - but also by relatively minor happenings such as a local blackout, computer outages, even something as simple as a street closing. What's more, in today's global economy, major business interruptions can be caused by events far away - a breakdown in goods production in Taiwan or a power failure in India. Business Income Insurance Disputes, Second Edition helps you prepare for any eventuality. It covers everything from the basics of first-party property insurance and case law which impacts time-element coverages - to practical strategies for dealing with today's most complex business income insurance law issues and questions. Unlike the majority of books in this field, this new guide focuses primarily on the side of the policyholder. Yet it will prove useful to insurance company counsel and executives as well, giving them valuable insights into the insured's strategies In clear, plain-English terms Business Income Insurance Disputes, Second Edition helps you.... Provide sound insurance advice to your clients or company Review business income insurance forms; resolve problems stemming from vaguely-worded language; see that coverage is sufficient and all necessary clauses are included Determine the rate of loss accurately and prove that loss Protect against common insurance company tactics Negotiate effectively Avoid pitfalls and costly omissions Anticipate court responses Gain the winning edge in litigation

Author : DANIEL. STRIGBERGER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433509376

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AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE LAW IN ONTARIO. by DANIEL. STRIGBERGER Pdf

Author : Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman
Publisher : Wolters Kluwer
Page : 2814 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781454844198

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Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes by Barry R. Ostrager,Thomas R. Newman Pdf

In todayand’s insurance coverage litigation environment, the practitioner who needs to determine what isand—and is notand—covered under various policy provisions is up against some formidable challenges. Literally thousands of cases on insurance issues find their way into courtrooms every year, and the decisions can be as difficult to decipher as they are to track. Find the authoritative guidance you need with Ostrager and Newmanand’s Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes. This three-volume resource helps you quickly and easily pinpoint detailed analysis of lead cases in key jurisdictions, provides excerpts from standard insurance policies, including critical commentary on key provisions, and offers insights into planning and implementation of successful litigation strategies. Ostrager and Newmanand’s Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes, Seventeenth Edition addresses todayand’s critical coverage issues, such as: The Insurerand’s Duty to Defend Trigger and Scope of Occurrence-Based Coverage Bad Faith and Wrongful Refusal to Settle Property Insurance Rights and Obligations of Co-Insurers Insurability of Punitive Damages Excess Insurance and Analysis of Pollution Exclusions Directors and Officers Coverage Employee Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims Make the Handbook on Insurance Coverage Disputes your one-stop source for the current state of the law on: The effect of a reservation of rights letter...disclaimer and denials of coverage The rules governing all aspects of giving notice of a claim including mechanics of language and timelines Effect of misrepresentations and omissions in insurance applications Reverse bad faith and contributory bad faith Reinsurance The legal issues presented in litigation involving hazardous waste and environmental cleanup Coverage provided by general liability insurance, including personal injury and advertising injury coverage Rules for apportioning the cost of defense among insurers

Author : Patrick J. Kenny,Sheryl M. Schwartz,Michael D. Risley,Madeleine Fischer,James H. Gidley,Mark W. Zimmerman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 1596226900

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Insurance Dispute Resolution Proceedings by Patrick J. Kenny,Sheryl M. Schwartz,Michael D. Risley,Madeleine Fischer,James H. Gidley,Mark W. Zimmerman Pdf

Insurance Dispute Resolution Proceedings is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for resolving disputes related to insurance claims and coverage. Featuring partners from some of the nation's leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through the intricacies of an insurance dispute from the perspective of both the insurer and the insured, discussing the benefits and drawbacks to various forms of dispute resolution and litigation. These top lawyers give tips on preparing for negotiations, pursuing alternative dispute resolution when appropriate, taking advantage of settlement opportunities, and in general, determining the best course of action based on the client's financial expectations. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies with regard to submitting claims, considering the non-financial implications of a coverage dispute, and weighing the implicit advantages to both sides during negotiations and litigation. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this ever-evolving field of law. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business intelligence from C-Level executives (Chairman, CEO, CFO, CMO, Partner) from the world's most respected companies nationwide, rather than third-party accounts from unknown authors and analysts. Each chapter is comparable to an essay/thought leadership piece and is a future-oriented look at where an industry, profession, or topic is headed and the most important issues for the future. Through an exhaustive selection process, eachauthor was hand-picked by the Inside the Minds editorial board to author a chapter for this book. Chapters Include: 1. Patrick J. Kenny, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale LLP - "Demystifying Insurance Disputes" 2. Sheryl M. Schwartz, Managing Director and Chair, Litigation Department, Herold and Haines PA - "Resolving Disputes with Knowledge and Precision" 3. Michael D. Risley, Member, Stites & Harbison - "Avoiding or Resolving Coverage Problems" 4. Madeleine Fischer, Senior Partner, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr?re & Den?gre - "A Look at Flood Insurance and Successful Negotiating" 5. James H. Gidley, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP - "Understanding and Handling Coverage Disputes" 6. Mark W. Zimmerman, Shareholder, Clausen Miller PC - "Thoughts from the Insurer Side of the ?v.?" 7. Joseph G. Grasso, Partner, Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP - "Keys to Successful Resolution of Insurance Disputes" 8. Jeffrey J. Bouslog, Partner, Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly LLP - "Making an Impact on the Final Outcome" 9. Collin J. Hite, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP - "Get the Coverage You Deserve: A Recipe for a Successful Claim" 10. Rikke Dierssen-Morice, Partner, Faegre & Benson LLP - "A Detailed Overview of the Practice"