Three’s a Crowd?: Balancing the Tripartite Relationship
Insurance defense lawyers learn about the importance of the tripartite relationship with the insurer and its insured as soon as they start practicing law. After all, it is critical to offering the effective legal services for which you were hired. In this triad, a lawyer is tasked with maintaining their duty of loyalty to the client while upholding their fiduciary duty to the insurance company. This form of dual loyalty can lead to tension, real or perceived. (read more)
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