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by Emma L. Gaddipati | 9.20.2010
The recent Michigan appellate court decision of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Ford Motor Company suggests a new exception to the economic loss doctrine – namely, plaintiffs in product liability actions arising out of consumer transactions may now be able to recover unanticipated economic loss.
State Farm is one of many cases involving a Ford vehicle fire allegedly caused by a defective cruise control deactivation switch.
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by Jonathan J. Tofilon | 7.24.2010
In a recent ABA survey, attorneys indicated that “Personal Fulfillment/Sense of Duty” was the single most motivating factor in providing pro bono work.1 However, the single most discouraging factor was simply a “Lack of Time.”2 In other words, most lawyers’ careers do not allow them the time for contributing their professional skills to support the principle of equal justice they find fulfillment in and feel responsibility for maintaining.
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Pro Bono
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by Howard L. Lieber | 6.20.2008
With litigation in the United States becoming more and more prevalent, individuals and companies are seeking to protect themselves by obtaining insurance policies which provide both a duty to defend and a duty to indemnify when a claim is made against the policyholder/insured. One of the key elements of such insurance coverage is the duty of the insurer to defend an insured, including providing, and paying for, an attorney to represent the insured, as well as managing the defense of an insured against whom a claim has been brought.
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by John R. Schleiter | 10.14.2004
Large catastrophic events, although true crises, are capable of presenting significant subrogation opportunities. Hurricanes, floods, and wildfires are just a few of the events which create such opportunities. Unfortunately, many times these opportunities are overlooked in the insurance industry, summarily deemed to be the result of an Act of God.
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Insurance Subrogation