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New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition - § 16.04: The Tripartite Relationship Among the Insured, the Insurer and Insurer-Directed Defense Counsel
Posted on 22 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

Section 16.04 of New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition deals with the relationship that exists between insureds, their insurers, and the insurer-directed legal counsel that insurers provide to their insureds. You can download a free copy of this... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , code of professional responsibility , New Appleman , Attorneys Fees , William Barker , independent counsel , Conflict of interest , defense counsel , ethics

SNR Denton on Weitz Co. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.: Is an Insurer a Co-Client of Defense Counsel It Retains to Defend an Insured?
Posted on 12 Sep 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton The Colorado federal district court in Weitz Co. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. concluded that a Colorado liability insurer is not a client of defense counsel for its insured. That was correct on the facts... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , Weitz v Ohio Casualty , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , SNR Denton , William Barker , construction defect , Conflict of interest , defense counsel , equitable subrogation , client

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Second Edition - § 3.06: Duties of Insurer-Selected Defense Counsel in Partial Coverage or Excess Exposure Cases, and § 3.07: Insurer Liability for Improper Defense
Posted on 23 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Second Edition is a one-volume law and practice guide that discusses the duties and obligations of insurers to their insureds, and the consequences of the insurer's breach of its duty of good faith and... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , New Appleman , vicarious liability , duty of good faith , William Barker , bad faith claims , Ronald Kent , defense counsel , policy limits

New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition - § 16.04: The Tripartite Relationship Among the Insured, the Insurer and Insurer-Directed Defense Counsel
Posted on 22 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

Section 16.04 of New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition deals with the relationship that exists between insureds, their insurers, and the insurer-directed legal counsel that insurers provide to their insureds. You can download a free copy of this... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , code of professional responsibility , New Appleman , Attorneys Fees , William Barker , independent counsel , Conflict of interest , defense counsel , ethics

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Second Edition - § 3.06: Duties of Insurer-Selected Defense Counsel in Partial Coverage or Excess Exposure Cases, and § 3.07: Insurer Liability for Improper Defense
Posted on 23 Dec 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

New Appleman Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Second Edition is a one-volume law and practice guide that discusses the duties and obligations of insurers to their insureds, and the consequences of the insurer's breach of its duty of good faith and... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , New Appleman , vicarious liability , duty of good faith , William Barker , bad faith claims , Ronald Kent , defense counsel , policy limits

SNR Denton on Weitz Co. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.: Is an Insurer a Co-Client of Defense Counsel It Retains to Defend an Insured?
Posted on 12 Sep 2011 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton The Colorado federal district court in Weitz Co. v. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. concluded that a Colorado liability insurer is not a client of defense counsel for its insured. That was correct on the facts... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , Weitz v Ohio Casualty , attorney client relationship , insurance coverage , SNR Denton , William Barker , construction defect , Conflict of interest , defense counsel , equitable subrogation , client