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January 22, 2025
'Unicorn Prosecution' Could Upend Legal Practice, Court Told
Brown & Connery LLP partner William Tambussi told a New Jersey state judge Wednesday that the entire practice of law in the Garden State rests on his impending decision on the charges against him in the state's sweeping racketeering case targeting power broker George E. Norcross III, arguing that a lawyer has never been prosecuted for routine legal work.
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January 22, 2025
Toy Co. Not Covered In Unpaid Judgment Suit, Judge Says
A Berkshire Hathaway insurer has no duty to defend a toy company accused of using legal proceedings to evade payment of an $8.5 million default judgment for false advertising, a Minnesota federal court ruled, finding that abuse of process claims are not covered under the policy.
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January 22, 2025
Insurer Asks NC Court To Revive Civil Rights Coverage Fight
An insurer asked a North Carolina state appeals court to revive its case seeking to deny coverage to the state after stepbrothers who were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl won an underlying civil rights suit against the state officers they blamed for their incarceration.
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January 22, 2025
Benzene Suits Against Retailers Not Covered, Insurer Says
An insurer doesn't have to cover claims that CVS, Walmart, Walgreens and others sold products linked to a carcinogen, benzene, because the customers making the underlying allegations sought only reimbursement for the products they bought, the carrier told a California state court.
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January 22, 2025
Insurance Group Of The Year: Cohen Ziffer
Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP gained coverage for opioid litigation against Walmart Inc., convincing an Arkansas court that damages were sought in opioid cases because of bodily injuries, cementing the firm for the second year running among the 2024 Law360 Insurance Groups of the Year.
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