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        "uri": "/2023/07/19/judge-sues-insurers-for-alleged-bad-faith-in-boys-scouts-sex-abuse-cases-414-240926/",
        "title": "Judge sues insurers for alleged bad faith in Boys Scouts sex abuse cases",
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        "prettyDate": "July 19, 2023",
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        "summary": "More than 90 insurance companies are accused of breach of contract and bad faith in the suit.",
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        "uri": "/2023/05/25/calculating-attorney-fees-court-favors-insurer-in-dispute-over-legal-costs-414-238680/",
        "title": "Calculating attorney fees: Court favors insurer in dispute over legal costs",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "May 25, 2023",
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        "summary": "A Texas appellate court recognized that an insurance carrier is entitled to recover all benefits paid to an injured worker out of the \"first money\" recovered from a liable third party.",
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        "uri": "/2023/05/05/houston-law-firm-hit-with-2-million-fine-for-insurance-fraud-414-237890/",
        "title": "Houston law firm hit with $2M fine for insurance fraud",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "May 05, 2023",
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        "summary": "Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that the firm and its partners engaged in insurance fraud involving at least 850 policyholders.",
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        "uri": "/2023/04/21/baseballers-homeowner-lawsuit-over-mold-is-a-lesson-in-insurance-burden-shifting-414-237269/",
        "title": "Baseballer's mold lawsuit is a lesson in insurance burden-shifting",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "April 21, 2023",
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        "summary": "Former MLB pitcher Clay Buchholz's purchase of a rider to cover the all-risk policy's mold exclusion doesn't cover the infestation that destroyed his mansion.",
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        "uri": "/2023/03/23/defining-theft-tax-firm-gets-reversal-on-insurance-coverage-suit-after-11m-loss/",
        "title": "'Taking by deception' covered by crime policy for Texas tax firm",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "March 23, 2023",
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        "summary": "The appeals court remanded the case to a Dallas County district court to consider what other alleged losses resulted \"directly from\" Weaver's theft.",
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        "uri": "/2023/02/21/lawyers-are-not-insurance-umpires-south-texas-appeals-court-tells-judge-414-234438/",
        "title": "Lawyers are not insurance umpires, South Texas Appeals Court tells judge",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "February 21, 2023",
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        "summary": "State Farm asserted that requiring it to participate in an appraisal with an 'incompetent' umpire that it did not contractually agree to will result in extra costs and delay.",
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        "uri": "/2023/02/21/bogus-lawsuits-judges-penalize-law-firm-over-hundreds-of-insurance-cases/",
        "title": "Judge finds 'man behind the curtain' in Louisiana insurance disputes",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "February 21, 2023",
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        "summary": "A judge from the Eastern District of Louisiana has dismissed a case where the plaintiff's attorney didn't actually have an agreement with the plaintiff when the suit was filed.",
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        "uri": "/2023/02/17/bogus-lawsuits-judges-penalize-law-firm-over-hundreds-of-insurance-cases-414-234253/",
        "title": "Bogus lawsuits? Judges penalize law firm over hundreds of insurance cases",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
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        "prettyDate": "February 17, 2023",
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        "summary": "Monson showed an alleged pattern of the law firm McClenny, Moseley & Associates in Houston of preparing hurricane damage claims based on alleged unethical practices.",
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        "uri": "/2023/02/02/lawyers-are-watching-as-texas-high-court-weighs-standards-for-noneconomic-damages-414-233598/",
        "title": "Texas High Court weighs standards for noneconomic damages",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "February 02, 2023",
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        "summary": "Ten amicus curiae briefs have been filed to offer the court points of view on the significance of the issue.",
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        "uri": "/2023/01/31/houston-bankruptcy-court-oks-52m-insurance-settlement-for-industrial-explosion-victims-414-233639/",
        "title": "Houston bankruptcy court OKs $52M insurance settlement for industrial explosion victims",
        "byline": "Adolfo Pesquera",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "January 31, 2023",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The explosion, caused by a 2,000-gallon propylene tank, killed three people and caused property damage as far away as a half-mile.",
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