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AXA Wins $908 Million UK Court Ruling Against Santander Over Protection Insurance

Insurance Journal

French insurer AXA won a London court ruling on Friday worth nearly 675 million pounds ($908 million) against Santander over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance more than two decades ago. The dispute between AXA and Santander centered on PPI …

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Nurse Showed COVID Was Work-Contracted, West Virginia Supreme Court Rules

Insurance Journal

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled 3-2 that a prison nurse is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for her COVID-19 disease because she provided sufficient evidence that she contracted it in her workplace and not outside of work. Brittany …

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RPC 2.1: Telling Clients Hard Truths

WA Bar News

5 Second, because the “independent professional judgment” thread of the rule overlaps with the conflict rules—principally RPC 1.7(a)(2) b)(4) permits the lawyer to withdraw (or seek leave to withdraw if court rules require court approval). Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company, 2022 WL 6799766 at *1 (W.D.

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BHP Faces UK Contempt Charge for Funding Case Over Brazil Dam Collapse

Insurance Journal

BHP faces a full contempt of court hearing in Britain for funding litigation to try to prevent some Brazilian municipalities suing the mining giant over one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters, London’s High Court ruled on Thursday. Thursday’s ruling is …

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Connecticut Closes Costly Workers’ Comp Loophole Opened by Court

Insurance Journal

Connecticut lawmakers last month moved to plug what could have been a very costly loophole in workers’ compensation benefits that was created by a state Supreme Court decision in March. The lawmakers effectively invalidated the high court ruling that altered …

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Florida Appeals Court Says Plaintiff Can’t Harp on Adjusting Delays in Claims Dispute

Insurance Journal

A Florida appeals court ruled last week that telling a jury about those delays may be prejudicial and out … Some Florida policyholders and their attorneys have long complained about real or perceived delays in the claims-handling process after a loss.

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Clashing Casino Couple Out of Luck as Court Rules Insurance Companies Can Refuse Coverage for Parking Lot Incident

Practice of Law

Two people in Mississippi learned the hard way that expecting an insurance company to pay out for an accident involving criminal activity between them offered perhaps the worst odds of all. Automotive liability insurance sounds like exactly what's needed when a driver runs someone over. On June 30, 2025, a U.S.