2022 November

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Profile: Adante Pointer

Being his authentic self, he carves a path as a civil rights advocate in his hometown

From Issue: 2022 November

“Accidents” and intentional conduct

Must an “accident” result from an unintentional act? Does negligence equate to “accident?” Strategies for dealing with “no accident, hence no coverage”

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 November

Long-term care insurance

Claims-handling practices used to deny claims can lead to staggeringly high punitive damages

Terrence J. Coleman

From Issue: 2022 November

Devotion to law and motion

Whoever said “rules are made to be broken” never knew Judge Ira Brown or his local rules

Dan Kelly

From Issue: 2022 November

The hidden defendant

Insurance brokers are the middlemen we often overlook when a claim is denied

Demian Oksenendler

From Issue: 2022 November

The duty-to-settle analysis after Pinto

Was the insurer’s failure to settle the result of unreasonable conduct on the part of the insurer?

Ricardo Echeverria

From Issue: 2022 November

Lien times

Evaluate healthcare liens at a case’s beginning, when you have the most leverage

Miles B. Cooper

From Issue: 2022 November

Appellate Report

Conditional acceptance of a 998 offer invalidates the offer as to prejudgment interest

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

From Issue: 2022 November