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People: Stacks Brokerage in Florida Names Bordman Commercial President

Insurance Journal

Stacks Insurance Brokerage in Lighthouse Point, Florida, has named Kenny Bordman partner and president of commercial insurance. Bordman has more than a decade in commercial insurance, preceded by years in the U.S. Army and law enforcement, Stacks said in a …

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Navigating Tribal Law Research: A Short Guide for Washington Attorneys

WA Bar News

7 Or you might represent an insurance company that is sued for breach of contract by a Tribe in Tribal court instead of Washington state court. Shucha, “‘Whatever Tribal Precedent There May Be’: The (Un) Availability of Tribal Law,” 106 L. Shucha, “‘Whatever Tribal Precedent There May Be’: The (Un) Availability of Tribal Law,” 106 L.

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CLAIMANT’S CLAIM AGAINST INSURER FAILS: THE INSURED’S FAILURE TO NOTIFY WAS A CONDITION PRECEDENT

Civil Litigation Brief

Today we are looking at a case where the court considered the impact of The Third Party (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 in detail. The court decided that the insurer was not liable to indemnify a claimant who had been.

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Math for Lawyers: The Importance of Counting to Five

WA Bar News

Five votes will create a precedent that binds all the courts in our state—and may even bind future iterations of the Washington Supreme Court itself. 11 This forward-looking statement of a legal rule makes sense only if the dissenting justices believed the lead opinion (perhaps together with the concurrence) created binding precedent.

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The Future of Law Firms: How Legal Tech Is Modernizing Traditional Practice

Attorney at Work

There may also be serious liability insurance implications. Depending on your firm’s level of modernization or existing technology, certain solutions should take precedence to help you develop a solid foundation and make the most out of your investment in the shortest time. How to Know What Tech Works for You.

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Dartmouth Athletes End Unionization Bid Citing Labor Panel Shift to Republicans

Insurance Journal

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped its attempt to unionize, abruptly ending a push to become the first college athletes to bargain for a contract in order to avoid a potentially damaging precedent from a National Labor Relations …

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J&J’s Bankruptcy Effort Fails Supreme Court Test, Holdouts Say

Insurance Journal

Johnson & Johnson’s third effort to end lawsuits claiming its baby powder caused thousands of women to get cancer should be dismissed because it violates US Supreme Court precedent and twists the purpose of the American bankruptcy system, holdout creditors …

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