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The "Galatis" Loophole
by Megan Faust, Jennifer Souza, Jerome Wyss, Roetzel & Andress, Akron, OH
On November 5, 2003, in the much anticipated decision of Galatis v. Westfield (2003), 100 Ohio St.3d 216, the Ohio Supreme Court severely limited Scott-Pontzer v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. (1999), 85 Ohio St.3d 660 and expressly overturned Ezawa v. Yasuda Fire & Marine Ins. Co. (1999), 86 Ohio St.3d 557. The Court "... restrict[ed] the application of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage issued to a corporation to employees only while they are acting within the course and scope of their employment...." Galatis, 100 Ohio St.3d at 217.
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Seventh Circuit Upholds Anti-Stacking Clauses
by Richard Valentino, O'Hagan, Smith & Amundsen, Chicago, IL
The issues of "stacking" tend to arise frequently in the context of automobile coverage. In a recent case before the Seventh Circuit, anti-stacking clauses were upheld to prevent the doubling of an auto insurer's liability limits. For an insurer's counsel or risk manager, the case provides reasoning and lines of argument that can be extended to anti-stacking cases involving other types of coverages as well.
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The Latest Weapon in the Arsenal of the Plaintiff's Bar: The Tort of Abuse Process
by Neil Singh, Jones Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ
Most insurers doing business in Arizona are well-informed about the threat of bad faith allegations that claimants can raise when the circumstances are right. Due to a recent opinion by the Arizona Court of Appeals, insurers now have reason to be on the alert for another theory: the tort of Abuse of Process.
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The Tripartite Relationship - Ethical and Practical Considerations
by Michael Rabus, Ahmuty, Demers & McManus
Albertson, NY
The unique relationship that exists between and among insurance carriers, their insureds and defense counsel has generated ethics opinions from many States throughout the Country. Included here is an overview of the current thinking of the American Bar Association and the Defense Research Institute from ethical and practical viewpoints. In balancing these relationships, counsel must always be aware that the primary allegiance is to the client while recognizing the important business and contractual allegiance owed to the client’s insurer.
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Are Medicare Set-asides Required in Cases Other than Workers’ Compensation?
Same-Sex Marriages: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling Enables Gay Couples to Marry
California Legislature Makes Confidentiality Provisions Difficult in Elder Abuse Cases
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Contains Estate Planning Considerations
USLAW Environmental/Toxic/Mass Tort Practice Group Fly In Meeting
July 23, 2004
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, Illinois
USLAW Midwest Region Meeting
July 29, 2004
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, Illinois
USLAW Business/Commercial/Class Action & Products Practice Group Fly In Meeting
July 30, 2004
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, Illinois
USLAW Southeast Region Meeting
August 19-20, 2004
Memphis, Tennessee
USLAW Retail Practice Group Fly In Meeting
August 30-31, 2004
Firestone Country Club
Akron, Ohio
USLAW Transportation Seminar
August 5 - 7, 2004
Omni Interlocken Hotel
Broomfield, Colorado
2004 USLAW Member Meeting
September 16 - 18, 2004
Westin Savannah Resort
Savannah, Georgia
USLAW West Region Meeting
November 12, 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada
USLAW Quail Hunt
November 18 - 20, 2004
Mexico
2005 USLAW Client Conference
March 10 - 12, 2005
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Nw Orleans, Louisiana
Birmingham, AL
Carr Allison Pugh Howard Oliver & Sisson, P.A.
Phoenix, AZ
Jones Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.
Tucson, AZ
Chandler & Udall, LLP
Little Rock, AR
Quattlebaum, Grooms, Tull & Burrow
Los Angeles, CA
Murchison & Cumming
Santa Barbara, CA
Snyder Law, P.C.
San Diego, CA
KLINEDINST, P.C.
San Francisco, CA
Dillingham and Murphy, L.L.P.
Jacksonville, FL
Marks Gray, P.A.
Miami, FL
Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy Graham & Ford, P.A.
Tallahassee, FL
McFarlain & Cassedy, P.A.
Atlanta, GA
Hall Booth Smith & Slover, P.C.
Chicago, IL
O'Hagan Smith & Amundsen, L.L.C.
Louisville, KY
Greenebaum Doll and McDonald, P.L.L.C.
New Orleans, LA
McCranie Sistrunk Anzelmo Hardy Maxwell & McDaniel, P.C.
Boston, MA
Donovan Hatem, L.L.P.
Detroit, MI
Clark Hill, P.L.C.
St. Paul, MN
Larson King, L.L.P.
Gulfport, MS
Carr Allison Pugh Howard Oliver & Sisson, P.A.
Ridgeland, MS
Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A.
St. Louis, MO
Lashly & Baer, P.C.
Las Vegas, NV
Jones Vargas
Albuquerque, NM
Modrall Sperling
Alberston, NY
Ahmuty, Demers & McManus
Hawthorne, NY
Traub, Eglin, Lieberman & Straus
Dickinson, ND
Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm
Akron, OH
Roetzel & Andress, LPA
Oklahoma City, OK
Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P.
Portland, OR
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC
Pittsburgh, PA
Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon
Philadelphia, PA
Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C.
Columbia, SC
Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Charleston, SC
Buist Moore Smythe & McGee, P.A.
Pierre, SD
Riter, Rogers, Wattier & Brown, L.L.P.
Memphis, TN
Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C.
Beaumont, TX
Orgain, Bell & Tucker, L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX
Cox & Smith Incorporated
Richmond, VA
LeClair Ryan, P.C.
Seattle, WA
Williams Kastner & Gibbs, PLLC
Huntington, WV
Huddleston Bolen, LLP
Milwaukee, WI
O'Hagan Smith & Amundsen, L.L.C.
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