Dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners liability claims – NOLA.com
New York Daily News Dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners liability claimsNOLA.comLast year, dog bites accounted for more than one-third of all homeowners insurance liability claims paid, the group says, costing $ 479 million. The cost of bites has been rising much faster than inflation because of increases in medical costs.Dog bites account [...]
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GM Claims Immunity For Its Old Cars – Wall Street Journal
GM Claims Immunity For Its Old CarsWall Street JournalOther lawyers say that assertion stretches beyond what they believe is GM's legal exposure in product-liability cases. Even so, after receiving the email, the widow's lawyer abandoned plans to make a claim for punitive damages against GM.and more » Liability – Google News
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IMO Hikes Limits Of Liability To 1996 Maritime Claims Convention – Manila Bulletin
IMO Hikes Limits Of Liability To 1996 Maritime Claims ConventionManila BulletinBy EDU LOPEZ MANILA, Philippines — The legal committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the amendments to increase the limits of liability in the 1996 Protocol to the convention on the limitation of liability for maritime …LLMC Increases – ICS Supports IMO [...]
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UK court ruling opens door to more asbestos claims – CNN International
Live Insurance News UK court ruling opens door to more asbestos claimsCNN InternationalThe court ruled Wednesday that the liability for insurers was incurred at the time a worker was exposed to asbestos, rather than at the time when the disease first appeared. The decision overturned an appeals court ruling which had meant many families …Asbestos: [...]
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UK court ruling opens door to more asbestos claims – CNN
Legal Week UK court ruling opens door to more asbestos claimsCNNThe court ruled Wednesday that the liability for insurers was incurred at the time a worker was exposed to asbestos, rather than at the time when the disease first appeared. The decision overturned an appeals court ruling which had meant many families …Court ruling makes [...]
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Ruling paves way for asbestos insurance claims – Financial Times
ITN Ruling paves way for asbestos insurance claimsFinancial TimesThe Supreme Court has ruled that insurance liability begins when an employee was exposed to asbestos, not when mesothelioma cancer first appears, which can be up to 40 years after the worker was first exposed to asbestos fibres.Families win asbestos claim rulingThe Press AssociationAsbestos court ruling leaves [...]
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Asbestos: court ruling opens way for insurance claims – BBC News
BBC News Asbestos: court ruling opens way for insurance claimsBBC NewsThe court placed insurance liability at the time an employee was exposed to asbestos, not when symptoms appeared. Relatives of workers who died of the cancer mesothelioma want to make claims on policies dating from the 1940s. The Association of British …Asbestos legal victory for [...]
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Serious Injuries in Product Liability Claims Extend to Exercise Machines and … – Albany Times Union
Serious Injuries in Product Liability Claims Extend to Exercise Machines and …Albany Times UnionOf these injuries and fatalities, recovery may be possible, particularly where the cause of the injury is due to negligence, tort liability, strict liability, or defective design or manufacture. The Gilman law firm is committed to helping victims of …and more » Liability [...]
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Serious Injuries in Product Liability Claims Extend to Exercise Machines and … – eYugoslavia.com
eYugoslavia.com Serious Injuries in Product Liability Claims Extend to Exercise Machines and …eYugoslavia.comOf these injuries and fatalities, recovery may be possible, particularly where the cause of the injury is due to negligence, tort liability, strict liability, or defective design or manufacture. The Gilman law firm is committed to helping victims of …and more » Liability – [...]