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Civil Practice — Diversity Jurisdiction – Remand Motion – Insurance Company’s Citizenship
Gardner v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-211-14, 5 pp.) (Timothy Cain, J.) 6:14-cv-03269; D.S.C. Holding: In this case arising out of a life insurance policy, the defendant-insurer has not been sued as the insurer of an alleged tortfeasor or as the payor of a judgment based on the negligence of one […]
Tort/Negligence – Defamation – Slander – Tortious Interference with Contract – Insurance Administrator
Johns v. Amtrust Underwriters, Inc. (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-024-14, 13 pp.) (J. Michelle Childs, J.) 6:12-cv-01683; D.S.C. Holding: Defendant Schumann, who worked for the defendant-insurance company, and plaintiff, who worked for the insurance company’s administrator, didn’t get along, and Schumann changed the way she audited the administrator’s files so that it was difficult to find [&helli[...]
Civil Practice – Service of Process – Insurance Company – Contract – Policy’s Method
White Oak Manor, Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 010-011-14, 10 pp.) (Kaye G. Hearn, J.) (Costa M. Pleicones, J., dissenting) Appealed from Spartanburg County Circuit Court (J. Derham Cole & Roger L. Couch, JJ.) On writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals. S.C. S. Ct. Holding: Although S.C. Code Ann. § […]
Insurance – Real Property – Insurable Interest – Legal & Equitable
Haynes v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co. A long-haul trucker may still have an insurable interest in a building that he owned and insured despite the fact that – after missing some important notices about the building while he was away on the job – he transferred ownership of the building to his father but failed to inform the defendant-insurance company.
Civil Practice – Motion to Intervene – Insurance Carrier – Admiralty – Personal Injury
Lewis v. Excel Mechanical, LLC Defendant’s insurance company would only have an interest in this maritime case if the court were to determine, in a separate declaratory judgment action, that its policy provides coverage; therefore, the insurance company does not have a direct interest in this action and cannot intervene as of right.
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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