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The Illinois Appellate Court and the Right to Independent Counsel

While the Illinois COVID-19 stay-at-home order continues to keep everyone at home, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court has been busy. The Court issued two decisions concerning the right to independent counsel and when there may be a… Continue Reading →

Wisconsin Supreme Court Apportions Defense Costs Pro Rata Based On Policy Limits

In Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Greenwich Ins. Co, 2019 WI 6 (2019), the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an insurer that breached its duty to defend did not have to repay the full $1,550,000 that another insurer expended in defending… Continue Reading →

Nevada Supreme Court Allows Consequential Damages for Breach of Duty to Defend Even in the Absence of Bad Faith

In  Century Sur. Co. v. Andrew, 134 Nev.Adv.Op 100, No. 73756 (December 12, 2018), the Nevada Supreme Court, answering a certified question submitted by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, held an insurer who breaches the… Continue Reading →

Texas Supreme Court Holds Judgment After “Non-Adversarial” Trial Unenforceable Against Insurer

In Great American Insurance Company v. Hamel, 60 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1257, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2017), the Texas Supreme Court clarified its decision in State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Gandy, 925 S.W.3d 696, 714 (Tex. 1996),… Continue Reading →

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