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Timestamp: 2017-11-22 07:14:49
Document Index: 396572683

Matched Legal Cases: ['§2', '§2', '§2', '§3', '§3', '§3', '§3', '§4', '§4', '§4', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§5', '§6', '§6', '§6', '§6', '§6', '§6', '§7', '§7', '§7', '§7', '§7', '§7', '§7', '§8', '§8', '§9', '§9', '§10', '§11', '§11', '§11', '§11', '§11', '§12', '§12', '§12', '§12']

Edited by Michael R. Nelson, Robert T. Horst, Mark H. Rosenberg
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ISBN: 978-1-58852-162-0
Pub#/SKU#: 700
Michael R. Nelson (Co-editor and Author of Chapter 2), a partner with Sutherland Asbill and Brennan in New York, New York, has served the interests of insurers for his entire professional career. Prior to his law career, Mr. Nelson was employed by what was then known as the Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company in Philadelphia from 1981 through 1992, becoming its Field Claim Manager with responsibility for a several-state region. He is a graduate of Temple University School of Law. Mr. Nelson is admitted to practice in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia. He is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ). He has testified before the Federal Rules Advisory Committee and the Standing Committee on Civil Rules on matters such as the Class Action Fairness Act, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure reforms concerning E-discovery, Federal Rule of Evidence 502, and Amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Mr. Nelson also holds a B.S. from the New York State University at Cortland.
Robert T. Horst (Co-editor and Co-author of Chapters 1, 9, and 10), is a partner with Timoney Knox in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance and from Villanova University School of Law. Mr. Horst specializes in the representation of insurers in class action and insurance fraud cases, complex coverage disputes, civil RICO, and "bad faith" litigation. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, Mr. Horst has tried numerous cases to verdict and is proud to serve as General Counsel to the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU). A frequent speaker and lecturer to trade associations and industry groups, Mr. Horst regularly presents regarding trial tactics, legal ethics, and emerging issues in the insurance industry. He was NLdH’s Managing Partner from 2003 through 2008.
Mark H. Rosenberg (Co-editor, Author of Chapters 5 and 12, and Co-author of Chapters 1 and 6), is an associate attorney with Clark & Fox, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. and from Notre Dame Law School, where he was an Honors student and served as articles editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. Mr. Rosenberg specializes in the defense of complicated insurance practice and bad faith disputes. He frequently advises insurance clients regarding insurance bad faith, antitrust law, and class action law.
Mr. Rosenberg has written numerous articles regarding topics such as insurance bad faith, antitrust law, computer animation evidence, and class action law. A frequent contributor to For the Defense and Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Mr. Rosenberg has also assisted the Lawyers for Civil Justice in preparing comments to the Civil Rules Advisory Committee of the United States Judicial Conference regarding proposed revisions to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure concerning electronic discovery.
[5] Breach of Duty to Defend and Indemnify
§2.02 First-Party Bad Faith
§2.03 Statutory Bad Faith Claims
§2.04 Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Statutes and Regulations
§3.01 Bad Faith Claims Asserted by the Policyholder
[4] Policy Conditions and Duties After Loss
§3.02 Representative Bad Faith Issues by Line of Coverage
[4] Directors and Officers Insurance
§3.03 Comparative Bad Faith
[3] Positive Treatment of the Comparative Bad Faith Defense
§3.04 Reverse Bad Faith
[1] Recognition of Reverse Bad Faith
§4.01 The Complaint
[1] Factual and Substantive Content
[2] Procedural Considerations
§4.02 The Answer
[1] Reasonableness/Fairly Debatable Defenses
[2] Affirmative Defenses
§4.03 Rule 11 Considerations
[2] Consumer Protection Private Right of Action
§5.02 Excess Verdict
[2] Standards for Measuring Punitive Damages
§5.04 Attorney’s Fees
[2] Standards for Determining Attorney’s Fees
§5.05 Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress/Mental Anguish
[1] Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress or “Outrage”
[2] Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
[3] Emotional Distress as an Element of Bad Faith Damages
§5.06 Interest
[5] Pre-Judgment Interest on Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Claim
§5.07 Declaratory/Injunctive Relief
§6.02 The Claim Is “Fairly Debatable”
§6.03 Statute of Limitations
§6.05 Waiver and Estoppel
§6.06 Collateral Estoppel, Res Judicata, and Related Defenses
§6.14 Outside Third Parties
[1] Third-Party Administrators
[7] Recommended Contractor/Vendor
§6.15 Insurance Entity Defendants
§7.01 Discovery by Plaintiffs: Scope
[1] Wealth of Corporate Defendant
[7] Audits of Defendant
§7.02 Discovery by Plaintiffs: Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents
[2] Continuing Nature/Duty to Update
§7.03 Objections to Discovery
[6] Prior Agreements
§7.04 Duty to Preserve Evidence
[3] Kinds of Evidence
§7.05 Plaintiffs’ Duty to Maintain Confidentiality
[1] Current Litigation
[3] Sealing of Record
§7.06 Depositions
[2] Depositions Taken by Defendants
§7.07 Other Discovery Issues
[2] Other Guidelines, Best Practices, and Course of Conduct
§8.03 Unfair Insurance Practices Act and Other State Statutes
[1] Model Acts
[2] The Pennsylvania Experience
[3] Additional Liability Concerns
§8.04 Pattern and Practice Evidence
[1] Standards for Admission
[2] Bad Faith Case Expert Testimony
[3] Other Experts
§9.02 Standard of Reasonableness
[4] Scope of Insurer’s Investigation
§9.03 Motions in Limine: Daubert/Frye
[1] Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c)
[2] Prevailing Federal Summary Judgment Case Law
§10.02 Summary Judgment Standards in the State Courts
[2] When to Risk a Jury Verdict
§11.02 Bifurcation
[2] When to Seek Bifurcation
§11.03 Parties Present at Trial
[3] Policyholders of Mutual versus Stock Companies
§11.05 Special Jury Considerations
[2] Risk of Punitive Damage Awards of Juries
§11.06 Opening Argument
[3] Jury Interrogatories
§11.10 Settlement Negotiations
[3] Reasonable Basis for Claims-Handling Decisions
§12.03 Directed Verdict/Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict/Judgment as a Matter of Law
[4] When Reasonable Basis Is Inadequate
§12.04 Motion for a New Trial
[5] No Evidence Challenges
§12.05 Jury Instructions
[2] Instructions Supported by the Evidence
§12.06 Evidentiary Rulings