L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: attorney malpractice
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Tuesday, December 26, 2017Always hate to have to tell someone no. This is an actual e-mail, minus names, places and insurance carriers that came in recently. Question from Attorney: I have been an attorney for almost 30 years. I handle personal injury and workers' compensation cases for plaintiffs/petitioners (95% of my work). READ MORE >>
Thursday, December 21, 2017 Rescission of insurance coverage normally results from a material misrepresentation on the application for coverage. But what does this actually mean. There are a number of ways where issues come up that cause the malpractice insurer to want to get off of an exposure. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 20, 2017A recent article from The Dentons, “You’re Facing a Malpractice Claim; Don’t Make it a Bad Situation Worse”, gives advice on what to do after the mistake has been made. Every so often we have law firms that actually make things much worse. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 With Christmas just around the corner and New Year not far off, many law firms’ partners and staff are getting ready to have a few well-earned days off. Not to put a damper on the Xmas cheer, but many law firms’ also renew their attorney malpractice insurance at year end. READ MORE >>
Thursday, December 14, 2017 Question coming with frequency from lawyers; “Does attorney malpractice insurance cover my ‘marijuana practice’?” The short answer to this question is there is no specific exclusion in almost all lawyer’s professional liability insurance policies for a ‘marijuana practice’. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 13, 2017The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was formed by the Dodd-Frank Act. The main intent of the CFPB was to help consumers that were having issues with Banks, Lenders and other Financial Institutions. READ MORE >>
Friday, December 8, 2017According to the Miami Herald and the Florida Record, Erwin Rosenberg’s troubles started in 2006 when Rosenberg would not produce client documents in a lawsuit. Circuit Court Judge Gerber ruled that Rosenberg had acted in bad faith and awarded attorney’s fees. READ MORE >>
Thursday, December 7, 2017 An attorney malpractice or lawyers professional liability insurance policy may have a Law ‘Firm’ Prior Acts Date, an ‘Individual’ Prior Acts Date, a ‘Career Coverage’ Prior Acts Date and/or ‘Predecessor ‘ Firm Prior Acts Date. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Prior acts along with a ‘claims-made’ policy form are two of the most misunderstood concepts with malpractice insurance. It is a shame, because this misunderstanding costs many professional s millions of dollars in coverage every year. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, December 5, 2017 Eric Conn, aka Mr. Social Security, was captured while coming out of a restaurant in a Honduras shopping center by a Honduran SWAT team. He is scheduled to be returned to the US on December 5. Eric Conn was nicknamed Mr. Social Security because he handled over 3100 social security disability cases with a federal judge and doctor on his payroll. READ MORE >>
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