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        "uri": "/2023/08/31/cgl-policies-and-coverage-for-forever-chemical-product-liabilities-part-2/",
        "title": "CGL policies and coverage for 'forever chemical' product liabilities (part 2)",
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        "summary": "In part two of this series, review the history of pollution exclusions and some potential defense strategies to circumvent it.",
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        "uri": "/2023/08/30/cgl-policies-and-coverage-for-forever-chemical-product-liabilities-part-1/",
        "title": "CGL policies and coverage for 'forever chemical' product liabilities (part 1)",
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        "prettyDate": "August 30, 2023",
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        "summary": "'Forever chemical' claims have exploded in recent years, with plaintiffs alleging hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars in damages.",
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        "uri": "/2022/12/15/the-insurance-industrys-covid-sin-414-231658/",
        "title": "The insurance industry's COVID sin",
        "byline": "Greg Gotwald and Michael S. Levine",
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        "prettyDate": "December 15, 2022",
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        "summary": "The meaning of \"physical loss or damage\" has been the centerpiece of virtually every COVID-19 business interruption case.",
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        "title": "Are judges putting aside policy interpretation rules in COVID decisions?",
        "byline": "Michael S. Levine, Geoffrey B. Fehling and William P. Sowers Jr.",
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        "prettyDate": "July 12, 2021",
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        "summary": "Courts are leaning on previous decisions instead of the language in each policy, which is raising significant issues for appeal.",
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        "title": "The most significant insurance coverage lawsuits of 2020",
        "byline": "Michael S. Levine, Latosha M. Ellis, and Matthew Revis",
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        "prettyDate": "February 11, 2021",
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        "summary": "U.S. courts managed to issue some fairly notable rulings outside of the COVID-19 context last year.",
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        "title": "The most significant business interruption cases of 2020",
        "byline": "Michael S. Levine, Latosha M. Ellis and Matthew Revis",
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        "prettyDate": "February 05, 2021",
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        "summary": "An unprecedented year brought never-before-seen cases to court. Here are the most notable BI coverage decisions of last year.",
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        "title": "Insurance coverage for claims stemming from the national opioid crisis",
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        "prettyDate": "March 03, 2020",
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        "summary": "Companies brought into litigation over opioids may find refuge, or at least a defense, through their insurance policies.",
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        "title": "Court: Estoppel coverage can be created if defense prejudices the insured",
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        "prettyDate": "February 26, 2020",
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        "summary": "When insurers defend their insureds against lawsuits, it's important for attorneys and their clients to remain vigilant of the insurer's conduct.",
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        "uri": "/2020/02/21/year-in-review-top-policy-exclusion-cases-of-2019-414-172225/",
        "title": "Top policy exclusion cases of 2019",
        "byline": "Michael S. Levine & Latosha M. Ellis",
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        "prettyDate": "February 21, 2020",
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        "title": "Noteworthy insurance cases from 2019",
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        "prettyDate": "February 11, 2020",
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