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For all United States jurisdictions and Canada (except Quebec), “Professional Liability Insurance Coverage: A Compendium of State Law” summarizes significant law concerning professional liability insurance and claims-made coverage issues. This two volume publication includes approximately 1,750 cases. Mark Cohen was Editor in Chief, a state author (Massachusetts, Guam and the Virgin Islands) and a Regional… Continue Reading →

The Chief Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted Brian McDonough’s motion for summary judgment dismissal of an age discrimination claim lodged against his client, a national designer and manufacturer of detention facility products. Zavalianos v. Southern Folger Detention Equipment Co., LLC, 2012 WL 4023624 (D.Mass. Sept. 11,… Continue Reading →

The United States District Court for the Virgin Islands awarded the firm’s client, Lexington Insurance Company, $300,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs for successfully defending against an insurance coverage lawsuit. Lexington was granted summary judgment by the court in 2009 and in 2011 the Third Circuit affirmed. The fees were awarded under the Virgin Islands’… Continue Reading →

Brian McDonough served as Regional Editor (New England States) for the Defense Research Institute’s newly released “Excess and Umbrella Insurance State- by-State Compendium” (January 2012).

Mark Cohen participated in a panel discussion at the Defense Research Institute’s Professional Liability conference on December 15-16, 2011 in New York City. Mark spoke about issues involving burning limits policies, hammer clauses and consent to settle provisions. Mark also co-authored a paper on these issues which was included in the seminar materials.

On November 30, 2011, Brian McDonough presented at the American Conference Institute’s 22nd National Advanced Forum on Bad Faith Litigation in Orlando, Florida. Mr. McDonough spoke on the subject of “Proven Strategies for Bad Faith Claims where Multiple Layers of Insurance Are Involved.”

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the judgment of a Virgin Islands district court judge for the firm’s client, Lexington Insurance Company. The Third Circuit agreed that Lexington did not breach its contract with an insured by filing an interpleader action rather than paying the policy limits to the insured over another insured’s… Continue Reading →

A federal district court judge from the Central District of California recently granted a motion to compel arbitration filed by the firm’s client, First Mercury Insurance Co., in Rodriquez v. Southern California Pizza Corp. Mark Cohen represented the insurer, along with local California counsel.

Brian McDonough was appointed as a member of the Steering Committee for the New England Chapter of the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS).

The Defense Research Institute has published the Third Edition of its Bad Faith Compendium, a 50 state survey of bad faith law. Mark Cohen served as a regional editor (New England, Canada).