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        "uri": "/2019/04/18/kentucky-appeals-court-reverses-4-58-million-bad-faith-judgment-against-insurer-414-153898/",
        "title": "Kentucky appeals court reverses $4.58M bad faith judgment",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
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        "prettyDate": "April 18, 2019",
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        "summary": "When an insurer has a reasonable basis to contest coverage, does the denial of a claim due to debatable underlying facts become a bad faith claim?",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/11/claimants-should-beware-of-suing-under-nfip-policies/",
        "title": "Claimants should beware of suing under NFIP policies",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
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        "prettyDate": "April 11, 2019",
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        "summary": "A Florida court confirms that plaintiffs suing under an NFIP standard flood insurance policy may not get attorney's fees, interest or a jury trial.",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/10/asbestos-litigants-face-setback/",
        "title": "Asbestos litigants face setback",
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        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2019",
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        "summary": "A Massachusetts high court ruling bars virtually all asbestos claims in construction-related lawsuits.",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/09/homeowners-cracking-concrete-insurance-coverage-claims-fail-in-connecticut-again-414-152765/",
        "title": "Homeowners' cracking concrete insurance claims fail in Connecticut. Again.",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "Case Study",
        "prettyDate": "April 09, 2019",
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        "summary": "Yet another Connecticut court has ruled that insurance policies did not cover homeowners' cracking concrete claims.",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/05/cocaine-in-employees-system-did-not-bar-his-workers-comp-claim-kentucky-court-says-414-152847/",
        "title": "Cocaine in employee's system didn't bar workers' comp claim, court says",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "Case Study",
        "prettyDate": "April 05, 2019",
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        "summary": "Court held the employer failed to demonstrate the injury had been proximately caused primarily by voluntary intoxication.",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/04/man-pretended-to-be-insurance-broker-to-steal-money-from-car-buyers-prosecutors-charge-414-152686/",
        "title": "N.Y. man charged for pretending to be auto insurance broker",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "April 04, 2019",
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        "summary": "Prosecutors allege the man stole thousands of dollars from victims who were tricked into paying him car insurance premiums.",
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        "uri": "/2019/04/04/new-jersey-restaurant-loses-bid-for-superstorm-sandy-insurance-coverage-414-152552/",
        "title": "New Jersey restaurant loses bid for Superstorm Sandy insurance coverage",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "Case Study",
        "prettyDate": "April 04, 2019",
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        "summary": "A restaurant that was temporarily closed by order of officials after Sandy has had its insurance claim rejected.",
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        "uri": "/2019/03/29/fema-did-not-safeguard-disaster-survivors-sensitive-personally-identifiable-information-report-finds-414-152410/",
        "title": "FEMA violated privacy law by releasing info of 2.3 million survivors of hurricanes, wildfire",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
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        "prettyDate": "March 29, 2019",
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        "summary": "FEMA didn't ensure it shared with a contractor only the data the contractor required to perform its official duties.",
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        "uri": "/2019/03/28/despite-email-trail-policy-language-leads-to-confirmation-of-appraisal-award-over-insurers-objections-414-152392/",
        "title": "Policy language leads to confirmation of appraisal award over insurer's objections",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "Case Study",
        "prettyDate": "March 28, 2019",
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        "summary": "A court in Florida has ruled that a first appraisal award was final under the provisions of a dwelling insurance policy.",
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        "uri": "/2019/03/27/historic-widespread-flooding-to-continue-through-may-noaa-warns-414-152248/",
        "title": "Historic, widespread flooding to continue through May, NOAA warns",
        "byline": "Steven A. Meyerowitz",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "March 27, 2019",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "The majority of the country expected to experience above-average precipitation this spring, increasing the flood risk.",
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