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The Insurance Law Digest, updated yearly by qualified law firms, presents insurance laws for each U.S. state and several Canadian provinces. This free resource puts general insurance principles in leading case decisions at your fingertips, plus offers convenient tables summarizing parts of six popular subjects.

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Legal Precedents Impacting the Insurance Industry within the Past Year:

New York courtesy of London Fischer LLP of New York
Under a recent case involving negligence, plaintiffs will now be relieved of the burden of proof at trial to establish negligence. Defendants at trial must establish comparative liability against plaintiff and litigate damages. Rodriguez v. City of New York, 31 N.Y.3d 312, __ N.E.3d. 312 (2018).

Maryland courtesy of Semmes, Bowen & Semmes of Baltimore
The Court of Appeals of Maryland has stated that the Court will not expand exclusions to insurance policies beyond those explicitly enumerated by the General Assembly. Md. Ins. Admin. v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 451 Md. 323, 345-6 (2017).

California courtesy of Smith Smith & Feeley LLP of Newport Beach
The California digest has been recently updated. For purposes of commercial general liability policy, "occurrence" includes insured employer's alleged negligence in hiring, retaining or supervising employee who intentionally injures third-party claimant. Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer, ___ Cal. 5th ___, 233 Cal. Rptr. 3rd 47 (2018). Also, an insurer may not rescind a policy based on an insured's answers to ambiguous questions in application for insurance. Duarte v. Pacific Specialty, 13 Cal. App. 5th 45, 220 Cal. Rptr. 3rd 170 (2017).

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7/18/18- McNees Wallace & Nurick McNees Attorney Presenting PA Sales and Use Tax Update at State Conference
7/17/18- McNees Wallace & Nurick McNees Named in Central Penn Business Journal’s 2018 Reader Rankings
7/12/18- Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt Real Estate Attorney Edward Canterbury Elected to Henderson Franklin's Executive Committee
7/9/18- McNees Wallace & Nurick McNees Hosts Second Annual Food & Beverage Seminar Featuring Several Industry Leaders
7/9/18- McNees Wallace & Nurick McNees Attorney to Participate in Land-Use Webinar

The Insurance Law Podcast Series examines timely and important legal issues affecting the insurance industry, from an attorney's point of view. Past topics have included regulatory compliance, sports law, negligent security and more. Subscribe to the Insurance Law Podcast series to receive an e-mail alert of our most recently posted Insurance Law Podcast.

	The Safe Sport Authorization Act and Protecting Young Victims Posted: Thur., June 21, 2018 Attorney Alan S. Goldberger discusses Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act; who is impacted by the law, types of insurance coverages and potential impact on claims. View Transcript
	How Social Media is Changing Insurance Claims Subrogation Posted: Wed., May 30, 2018 Attorneys Jason Sullivan and Rebecca Wright from the Rathbone Group, LLC law firm discuss the effect that social media is having on subrogation matters and potential impact on claims. View Transcript
	Hurricane Harvey's Impact on Insurance Claims Posted: Wed., May 16, 2018 Attorney Laura Grabouski from the law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC examines the impact of Hurricane Harvey and how insurance claims in Texas were settled and litigated. View Transcript

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Best's Insurance Professionals & Claims Resource began in 1929, as a result of requests from insurance officials for information on insurance attorneys able to handle their litigation, adjustments and investigation needs. This led to the creation of Best’s Recommended Insurance Attorneys, a publication featuring attorneys recommended by their insurance industry clients. Through the years, it grew to include adjusters, expert service providers and third party administrators.

Today, our website has expanded to include a variety of resources to keep you updated on the claims and insurance industries in one convenient location, with:

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