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Reed Smith on The Insurance Company’s Settlement of Tort Claims: An Analysis of In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation
Posted on 12 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

By John Berringer and Jennifer Katz, Reed Smith LLP In In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation , the New York Supreme Court permitted the primary insurance company to enter into a settlement which clearly was not “in the best interests... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , Jennifer D. Katz , best interests of the insured , settlements , Reed Smith , In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation , good faith , John B. Berringer , policy limits

SNR Denton on DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co.: Insurer Faced with Multiple Claims Exceeding Policy Limits Must Seek to Minimize Insured’s Financial Exposure
Posted on 27 Feb 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co. applied Rhode Island's unique standard for an insurer's duty to settle to multiple claims exceeding limits. In doing so, it adopted the minority rule that such... Read More

Tags: multiple insurance claims , DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance , excess liability , best interests of the insured , SNR Denton , fiduciary duty , William Barker , bad faith claims , Rhode Island , excess judgment , duty to settle , policy limits

Reed Smith on The Insurance Company’s Settlement of Tort Claims: An Analysis of In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation
Posted on 12 Jan 2011 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

By John Berringer and Jennifer Katz, Reed Smith LLP In In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation , the New York Supreme Court permitted the primary insurance company to enter into a settlement which clearly was not “in the best interests... Read More

Tags: Duty to Defend , Jennifer D. Katz , best interests of the insured , settlements , Reed Smith , In Re East 51st St. Crane Collapse Litigation , good faith , John B. Berringer , policy limits

SNR Denton on DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co.: Insurer Faced with Multiple Claims Exceeding Policy Limits Must Seek to Minimize Insured’s Financial Exposure
Posted on 27 Feb 2012 by William T. Barker

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance Co. applied Rhode Island's unique standard for an insurer's duty to settle to multiple claims exceeding limits. In doing so, it adopted the minority rule that such... Read More

Tags: multiple insurance claims , DeMarco v. Travelers Insurance , excess liability , best interests of the insured , SNR Denton , fiduciary duty , William Barker , bad faith claims , Rhode Island , excess judgment , duty to settle , policy limits