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  • March 14, 2011 |

    April 2011 Dec Page

    The Dec Page offers a question of the month based on articles found in the FC&S Bulletins. Also presented are court decisions from around the country dealing with insurance coverage issues. Other insurance related news can also be noted here.

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  • January 12, 2011 |

    Press Release: InsideCounsel Magazine's 2011 Transformative Leadership Awards

    Press Contact: Jesse Giuliani, jgiuliani @ sbmedia.com

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  • Baker v. Wellstar Health Sys. Inc.

    Publication Date: 2010-11-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hunstein, Carol W.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jason R. Manton The Manton Law Firm LLC, Cumming, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Henry D. Green Jr. and Mary P. Adams Green & Sapp LLP, Atlanta, for appellees. Amicus Appellants: Traci G. Courville Oates & Courville, Columbus, and J. Marcus E. Howard Pope & Howard PC, Atlanta. Amicus Appellees: Thomas S. Carlock, Eric J. Frisch Carlock, Copeland & Stair LLP, Brian W. Looby, Donald J. Palmisano Jr. Medical Ass'n of Ga., Simuel F. Doster Jr. and Hunter S. Allen Jr. Allen, McCain & O'Mahoney PC, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S10A0994

    The qualified protective order granted in this case was too broad, because the order should have limited the defendant's inquiry to matters relevant to the plaintiff's medical condition, which are a

  • November 1, 2010 |

    Risk Identification

    Identifies common allegations contained in actions against company directors and officers and explains the duties that directors and officers owe to their organizations. Outlines various federal and state laws that impact these individuals.

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  • October 20, 2010 |

    Commercial Crime Coverage Form - ARCHIVE

    Discusses the changes in the discovery and loss sustained forms as of the May 2006 revisions to the forms.

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  • October 19, 2010 |

    Medical Services Differ From Administrative Functions Of The Insured

    Insured was sued for wrongful death. Court had to decide if professional services exclusion on CGL form prevented coverage for claim.

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  • October 11, 2010 |

    Professional Liability and General Liability Insurance

    Explains when professional liability coverage is appropriate.

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  • August 2, 2010 |

    Med Pay Thwarted by Workers Comp Incident

    Claimant is an employee of a tenant in insured's building. Claimant took a work break to go to his car and upon entering elevator to return to work was injured. Does the workers comp exclusion prevent med pay coverage in this situation?

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  • June 29, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Plaintiffs Lawyer Could Be Hit With $106,000 in Sanctions

    If the defense lawyers in Ferguson v. Valero Energy Corp. get their way, plaintiffs attorney Wayne A. Schaible of McCann Schaible & Wall will be hit with sanctions of more than $

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  • Lowry v. Cochran

    Publication Date: 2010-06-18
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    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Johnson, Edward H.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul L. Groth, Laura D. Johnson Groth & Makarenko, Suwanee, and Robert M. Malcom Preston & Malcom, Monroe, for Lowry. William M. Akin Akin & Tate LLC, Cartersville, for Cochran. William C. Anderson Downey & Cleveland, Marietta, for Johnson. David G. Archer Archer & Lovell PC, Cartersville, for the city of Euharlee. Other party representation: Lance T. McCoy The McCoy Law Firm, Cartersville.
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A10A0929; A10A0930; A10A0931; A10A0932

    A city was immune from liability under the Recre l Property Act for the plaintiff's injuries during a skydiving demonstr