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Insurance, Stephen L. Cotter, Stephen M. Schatz, Bradley S. Wolff
Insurance, Stephen L. Cotter, Stephen M. Schatz, Bradley S. Wolff
Mercer Law Review
Extra-contractual issues continue to percolate in the insurance arena. The Georgia Supreme Court resettled the law enforcing contractual suit limitations and created a "safe harbor" for an insurer faced with demands conditioned on terms beyond an insurer's control. The Supreme Court of the United States, in reversing a nine-digit punitive award, laid down "bright-line," conservative rules regulating punitive considerations in extra-contractual and other situations.