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Rodney Dangerfield No More: The American Law Institute's Coming Restatement Of The Law Of Liability Insurance, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Rodney Dangerfield No More: The American Law Institute's Coming Restatement Of The Law Of Liability Insurance, Jeffrey W. Stempel
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In a casebook I co-author, "Principles of Insurance Law," with Peter Swisher and Erik Knutsen, we refer to insurance as "the Rodney Dangerfield of law." It just does not (to paraphrase the words of the late comedian), get enough respect. Lawyers are familiar with (and have been since perhaps the fourth week of law school), the American Law Institute's Restatements of the Law, particularly widely cited restatements, such as those governing torts and contracts (and, to a lesser extent, judgments, conflict of laws, restitution, suretyship and others). Despite the importance of insurance in the civil justice system, it has been …
Enhancing The Socially Instrumental Role Of Insurance: The Opportunity And Challenge Presented By The Ali Restatement Position On Breach Of The Duty To Defend, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Enhancing The Socially Instrumental Role Of Insurance: The Opportunity And Challenge Presented By The Ali Restatement Position On Breach Of The Duty To Defend, Jeffrey W. Stempel
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The American Law Institute (ALI), in its current draft of the Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance , has adopted the position that a liability insurer in breach of its duty to defend, but not acting in bad faith, forfeits the right to dispute coverage of the resulting judgment or reasonable, noncollusive settlement in a lawsuit. The ALI view is the minority rule in the courts in that most make bad faith a prerequisite for loss of a coverage defense but presumably will spur re-examination of the issue in many states. Unsurprisingly, insurers have opposed the ALI position with …