Welcome to the Spring 2019 issue of the Insurance Coverage Law Report!
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The issue of the Insurance Coverage Law Report begins with a “Feature” article on dog bite liability. The second “Feature” article in the issue discusses representations and warranties insurance for business acquisitions. Our “Focus On” column explores “amount in controversy.” And we have much more!
Dog Bite Liability
So when Fido bites, who pays? While the nuances in each state vary, they generally fall within the realm of “strict liability” or the “one bite rule.” In our first “Feature” article, “Dog Bite Liability — Understanding the Risk When Fido Attacks,” Pamela N. Lee and Kevan G. Dorsey, attorneys at Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP, explain the standards for dog bite liability.
Representations & Warranties Insurance
Representations and warranties insurance policies are quickly becoming vitally important in the U.S. middle and larger acquisitions market. In our second “Feature” article, “Representions & Warranties Insurance and Why Business Acquisition Parties Should Consider It,” Jeffrey C. Gifford and Nicholas J. Monaghan, attorneys at Dykema Gossett, PLLC, explain why and provide recommendations for the successful use of these insurance policies.
Focus On:
In this issue's “Focus On” column, “Is 'Amount in Controversy' in Insurance Coverage Cases Necessarily the Insurance Policy's Face Amount?,” Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., the Editor-in-Chief of the Insurance Coverage Law Report and the Director of the Insurance Coverage Law Center, explains a recent decision by a federal district court in Alabama that analyzed the amount in controversy issue.
And More…
We also have the “best of the best” Case Law Analysis and Legislative/Regulatory Developments from the Insurance Coverage Law Center, as always written and analyzed by Steven A. Meyerowitz, and my Industry News column.
Enjoy the issue!
Victoria Prussen Spears
Editor, Insurance Coverage Law Report
Associate Director, Insurance Coverage Law Center
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].