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Provider Liability And Medical Identity Theft: Can I Get Your (Insurance) Number?, Thomas Clifford Dec 2016

Provider Liability And Medical Identity Theft: Can I Get Your (Insurance) Number?, Thomas Clifford

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


Insuring Takings Claims, Christopher Serkin Dec 2016

Insuring Takings Claims, Christopher Serkin

Northwestern University Law Review

Local governments typically insure themselves against all kinds of losses, from property damage to legal liability. For small- and medium-sized governments, this usually means purchasing insurance from private insurers or participating in municipal risk pools. Insurance for regulatory takings claims, however, is generally unavailable. This previously unnoticed gap in municipal insurance coverage could lead risk averse local governments to underregulate and underenforce existing regulations where property owners threaten to bring takings claims. This seemingly technical observation turns out to have profound implications for theoretical accounts of the Takings Clause that focus on government regulatory incentives. This Article explores the impact …


Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. William Gray Jr., Katherine E. Ramsey Nov 2016

Wills, Trusts, And Estates, J. William Gray Jr., Katherine E. Ramsey

University of Richmond Law Review

No abstract provided.


Insuring Landslides: America’S Uninsured Natural Catastrophes, Christopher C. French Sep 2016

Insuring Landslides: America’S Uninsured Natural Catastrophes, Christopher C. French

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Right To Reimbursement: Nevada Courts Should Follow The Trend And Forbid Insurers From Seeking Recoupment Of Defense Costs, Kristen Matteoni Sep 2016

The Right To Reimbursement: Nevada Courts Should Follow The Trend And Forbid Insurers From Seeking Recoupment Of Defense Costs, Kristen Matteoni

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


“Please Stop Telling Her To Leave.” Where Is The Money: Reclaiming Economic Power To Address Domestic Violence, Margo Lindauer Jul 2016

“Please Stop Telling Her To Leave.” Where Is The Money: Reclaiming Economic Power To Address Domestic Violence, Margo Lindauer

Seattle University Law Review

In this Article, I argue that economic dependence is a critical factor in violence prevention. For many victims of domestic violence, the economic entanglement with an abusive partner is too strong to sever contact without another source of economic support. This Article is a thought experiment in economic justice; it asks the question: is there a way to provide outside economic support for a victim of violence fleeing a battering partner? In this Article, I examine existing systems such as Social Security, unemployment assistance, work-readiness programs, crowd sourcing, and others to evaluate how these sources could provide emergency economic support …


Foiled By The Banks? How A Lender's Decision May Support Or Undermine A Jurisdiction's Environmental Policies That Promote Green Buildings, Darren A. Prum May 2016

Foiled By The Banks? How A Lender's Decision May Support Or Undermine A Jurisdiction's Environmental Policies That Promote Green Buildings, Darren A. Prum

Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law

A United Nations Environmental Programme report addressing climate change states that the built environment in both emerging and developed countries accounts for more than forty percent of global energy usage and at least one third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The report further asserts that the built environment offers an unsurpassed opportunity to supply cost effective, lasting, and meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In response to this call to action, state and local governments in the U.S. have turned to a variety of policies to ensure that real estate developments within their jurisdictions further green building objectives. However, …


Force-Placed Insurance: The Lending Industry's "Dirty Little Secret", Dana Cronkite May 2016

Force-Placed Insurance: The Lending Industry's "Dirty Little Secret", Dana Cronkite

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Force-placed insurance, also called lender-placed insurance, is the insurance policy mortgage lenders obtain on behalf of borrowers when borrowers fail to maintain hazard insurance on their homes. Although the possibility of force-placed insurance is contemplated by mortgage contracts, the policies often provide little coverage and are much costlier than insurance policies acquired on the open market. Lenders obtain the policies at unfairly high prices and sometimes receive kickbacks from the force-placed insurance companies, while borrowers alone bear the burden of paying for them. As such, lenders have no incentive to obtain force-placed insurance at fair prices with adequate coverage. The …


Elrac, Inc. V. Masara: Is The New York Court Of Appeals Undermining The Concept Of Permissive Use Under The Vehicle And Traffic Law?, Natasha Meyers Mar 2016

Elrac, Inc. V. Masara: Is The New York Court Of Appeals Undermining The Concept Of Permissive Use Under The Vehicle And Traffic Law?, Natasha Meyers

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Battle To Define The Scope Of Attorney-Client Privilege In The Context Of Insurance Company Bad Faith: A Judicial War Zone, Steven Plitt, Joshua D. Rogers Feb 2016

The Battle To Define The Scope Of Attorney-Client Privilege In The Context Of Insurance Company Bad Faith: A Judicial War Zone, Steven Plitt, Joshua D. Rogers

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] "The attorney-client privilege is the "oldest of the privileges for confidential communications known to the common law."' The privilege is "[d]eeply rooted in public policy," and plays a 'vital role' in the administration of justice." As such, the privilege is "traditionally deemed worthy of maximum legal protection"' and "it remains one of the most carefully guarded privileges and is not readily to be whittled down." The privilege has come under assault in the insurance bad faith context in recent decades resulting in a "whittling down" of the privilege for insurance companies as a target party. Over the past couple …


The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act And Choice In Childbirth: How The Aca's Nondiscrimination Provisions May Change The Legal Landscape Of Childbirth, Caitlin Mccartney Jan 2016

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act And Choice In Childbirth: How The Aca's Nondiscrimination Provisions May Change The Legal Landscape Of Childbirth, Caitlin Mccartney

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Three Years Later, Sandy Survivors Remain Homeless, Melissa H. Luckman, Daniel Strafer, Christina Lipski Jan 2016

Three Years Later, Sandy Survivors Remain Homeless, Melissa H. Luckman, Daniel Strafer, Christina Lipski

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.