Atty Reacts To $345M Sex Abuse Deal Coverage Loss
Counsel representing private-school students who claim a teacher sexually abused them decades ago said they were down but not out after a Georgia state appeals court relieved insurers of covering a $345 million settlement.
Meet The Attys Behind AIG's $150M Pollution Coverage Win
A team of lawyers led by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP guided an AIG unit to a Seventh Circuit ruling that the insurer owed no coverage for $150 million in legal costs from contamination lawsuits. Law360 takes a look at the attorneys who represented National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
New Polluter Pay Bills Center AG Action On Insurance Costs
Recent bills would give attorneys general in three states more power to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change-related insurance costs. Such lawsuits would likely face challenges.
Atty Reacts To $345M Sex Abuse Deal Coverage Loss
Counsel representing private-school students who claim a teacher sexually abused them decades ago said they were down but not out after a Georgia state appeals court relieved insurers of covering a $345 million settlement.
Meet The Attys Behind AIG's $150M Pollution Coverage Win
A team of lawyers led by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP guided an AIG unit to a Seventh Circuit ruling that the insurer owed no coverage for $150 million in legal costs from contamination lawsuits. Law360 takes a look at the attorneys who represented National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.
New Polluter Pay Bills Center AG Action On Insurance Costs
Recent bills would give attorneys general in three states more power to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change-related insurance costs. Such lawsuits would likely face challenges.
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