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The Louisiana Direct Action Statute, Alston Johnson
The Louisiana Direct Action Statute, Alston Johnson
Louisiana Law Review
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Manifestation: The Least Defensible Insurance Coverage Theory For Asbestos-Related Disease Suits, Pamela J. Layton
Manifestation: The Least Defensible Insurance Coverage Theory For Asbestos-Related Disease Suits, Pamela J. Layton
Seattle University Law Review
This Note first explains the nature of asbestos diseases, the standard insurance policy language, and the theories of insurance coverage. It then demonstrates the misapplications of medical evidence and contract interpretation principles in Eagle-Picher Industries Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, and concludes with a discussion of the wider implications of the decision and the better theory suggested by Judge Wald. Because the facts and issues involved in Insurance Company of North America v. Forty-Eight Insulations, Keene Corp. v. Insurance Company of North America, and Eagle-Picher are essentially the same, the conclusions drawn from Eagle-Picher apply equally …
First Party Bad Faith: Common Law Remedies And A Proposed Legislative Solution, Kerry B. Harvey, Thomas A. Wiseman Iii
First Party Bad Faith: Common Law Remedies And A Proposed Legislative Solution, Kerry B. Harvey, Thomas A. Wiseman Iii
Kentucky Law Journal
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State Regulation Of Tender Offers For Insurance Companies After Edgar V. Mite, Susan Webster
State Regulation Of Tender Offers For Insurance Companies After Edgar V. Mite, Susan Webster
Fordham Law Review
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Sex Stereotyping And Statistics—Equality In An Insurance Context, Cheryl Bleakney
Sex Stereotyping And Statistics—Equality In An Insurance Context, Cheryl Bleakney
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment first outlines a few basic insurance concepts and distinguishes employer-provided plans from individually purchased policies. It then examines discrimination criteria and City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power v. Manhart's application of Title VII and applies those principles to Supreme Court cases. The Comment also suggests that FIPA be revised to extend its gender-neutral requirements only to employer provided group plans.
Mutual Of Enumclaw Insurance Company V. Wiscomb: Excluding The Family Exclusion Clause, Janice L. Campton
Mutual Of Enumclaw Insurance Company V. Wiscomb: Excluding The Family Exclusion Clause, Janice L. Campton
Seattle University Law Review
This note examines Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company v. Wiscomb. The note supports the court’s decision to prohibit unbargained for family exclusion clauses, because it furthered the policies exemplified in the Financial Responsibility Law and the Underinsured Motorist Statute and acted consistently with its decision abrogating intrafamily tort immunity. However, the note argues that by suggesting it would uphold truly bargained for family exclusion clauses denying coverage to named insureds, the court ignored its own pronouncement declaring such clauses against this state’s policy of assuring compensation for the protection of innocent victims of negligent motorists.
Standard Of Care In Malpractice Actions Against Insurance Defense Counsel: Inapplicability Of The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Douglas L. Getter
Standard Of Care In Malpractice Actions Against Insurance Defense Counsel: Inapplicability Of The Code Of Professional Responsibility, Douglas L. Getter
Fordham Law Review
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