By MK Law | Published September 26, 2019 | Posted in Coverage | Leave a comment
26 September 2019 Joe Fulton Various policy forms use slightly different language to bring resident-relatives within the definition of insureds. The standard form personal auto policy issued in North Carolina does it by including the defined term “family member” within the definition of the term “insured.” In turn, the policy defines “family member” as follows: Read More
Read More18 September 2019 Lee M. Thomas Claim professionals and defense attorneys often review cases in which liability of the insured/client is beyond dispute. What is less clear, however, is the methodology (or lack thereof) utilized by plaintiff attorneys in calculating wildly exorbitant pre-suit or post-litigation demands. Plaintiff attorneys may argue the case is a “limits Read More
Read More4 September 2019 Joe Fulton HAVE A CLAIM INVOLVING MULTIPLE UIM CLAIMANTS? THE LIMITS MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU THINK THEY ARE: ASSESSING N.C. FARM BUREAU V. DANA The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently issued its decision in N.C. Farm Bureau v. Dana, a UIM case with multiple claimants. No. COA18-1056, 2019 N.C. Read More
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