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By Richard Lewis, Partner, Reed Smith LLP In Duane Reade, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. , the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ended a protracted dispute between an insurance company and a policyholder seeking...

In this Emerging Issues commentary, Jay M. Levin and Jennifer D. Katz, members of the Insurance Recovery Group of Reed Smith LLP, discuss the differing positions courts have taken with replacement cost property insurance policies and the pre-condition...

By Ann V. Kramer and Jennifer D. Katz In Rosciti v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company , the District Court of Rhode Island concluded that an individual seeking damages from a bankrupt company cannot directly collect from that company’s excess...

By Michael Raibman and Paul Walker-Bright, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This chapter describes the more common coverages that are added to basic property insurance policies. It further explores how courts have resolved disputes concerning these additional...

By John Berringer and Michael DiCanio, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP While it has long been the general rule in New York and other jurisdictions that a policyholder's settlement with a primary insurer for less than full policy limits can nevertheless...

By Timothy P. Law and Lisa A. Szymanski, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This article discusses various doctrines applied by courts to avoid the technical forfeiture of insurance coverage. These doctrines include waiver, estoppel, "mend the hold,"...

By David Rosenfield, Attorney, Reed Smith LLP Illinois and numerous other jurisdictions adhere to the long-standing rule that if an insurer has a duty to defend a single count in a multi-count complaint, then it has a duty to defend the entire complaint...

By Timothy P. Law and Jeremy F. Heinnickel, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP "In Dish Network Corp. v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co. , -- F.3d --, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 20955 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2011) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ...

By Timothy P. Law, Partner, Reed Smith LLP Insurance company insolvencies cause disruption to businesses and create a risk of serious financial loss. In many instances, however, policyholders can make a full recovery or mitigate their losses by considering...

By John S. Vishneski, III and Robert Deegan, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the "TCPA"), 47 U.S.C. § 227, et seq . , protects consumers from unwanted calls, faxes, and text messages. This commentary...

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...

By Michael Raibman and Paul Walker-Bright, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This chapter describes the more common coverages that are added to basic property insurance policies. It further explores how courts have resolved disputes concerning these additional...

By Ann V. Kramer and Jennifer D. Katz In Rosciti v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company , the District Court of Rhode Island concluded that an individual seeking damages from a bankrupt company cannot directly collect from that company’s excess...

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 of...

PITTSBURGH - International law firm Reed Smith LLP has announced the addition of litigator David B. Fawcett as a partner in the Eastern Commercial Litigation Group. Fawcett will be resident in the firm's Pittsburgh office. Fawcett was formerly...