The following are reports on new legal developments of concern to risk managers. The reports, which appear in each issue of Pittsburgh RIMarkS, are supplied by Dale K. Forsythe, Esquire of the law firm of Wayman, Irvin & McAuley. For summaries of additional cases reported and an archive of past summaries, visit Wayman, Irvin & McAuley's web site. If you have further questions regarding the above or any other areas, feel free to contact Dale Forsythe at dforsythe@waymanlaw.com.
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Fraud and Abuse, for CNA Insurance Companies (Syracuse, NY) - November 2009
Presumption of Negligence, for CNA Insurance Companies (Cranbury, NJ) - September 2009
Fraud & Abuse, for CNA Insurance Companies (Reading, PA and Cranbury, NJ) - September 2009
"Personal Injury Protection Benefits," for CNA Insurance, Reading, PA - August 2009
2009 Update on HVCC and Certificate of Merit, for Schinnerer/CNA, Chevy Chase, Maryland - June 2009
Medicare Secondary Payer Act - Jon Gesk, Esq., for Your Best Defense, Spring 2009 - June 2009
Claims Management Challenges and Negotiation, for CNA Insurance, Reading Pennsylvania - April 2009
"Negotiations For Claims Adjusters," for CNA Insurance, Reading, Pennsylvania - September 2008
"E-Discovey and Record Keeping," for PAMIC/VAMIC/WVAIC Combined Convention, Nemacolin Woodlands - August 2008
"General Liability Update," for CNA Insurance, Reading, Pennsylvania. - April 2008
"Property Exclusions - Recent Decisions," for PAMIC 2008 Claims Summit,, Harrisburg, PA - April 2008
"Liability Exposure for Mortgage Brokers", for Western Region, Pa. Association of Mortgage Brokers - March 2008
Mortgage Broker Liability, for CNA Real Estate Division Conference, Phoenix, AZ - November 2007
Coverages Update Panel Materials, for PAMIC Convention, Rocky Gap, Maryland - August 2007
2006 Alarm Law Liability Update - March 2007
Contract Liability Language for the Risk Manager – Pittsburgh Chapter of RIMS - December 2006
2005 General Liability Update - Pennsylvania Claims Association - Western Pa. Insurance Seminar - April 2005
"Design Professionals: A Look at Emerging Issues", for FDCC Winter Conference, Marco Island, Florid - March 2005
2004 General Liability Update - Pennsylvania Claims Association - Insurance Seminar - May 2004
Avoiding Harmful Expert Disclosures - Published in DRI's "For the Defense" Magazine - January 2004
"Rule 36: Effective Use of Requests for Admissons," ABA Committee Newsletter - December 2003
Professional Liability Claims - Pittsburgh Claims Association Insurance Seminar - Written Materials - March 2003
2003 General Liability Update, Pittsburgh Claims Association Insurance Seminar - Written Materials - March 2003
Fair Share Act - August 2002
Pennsylvania MVFRL Seminar Materials - July 2002
Pittsburgh Claims Association Seminar - General Liability Update - March 2002
"Defending Federal Black Lung Claims Under the New Regulations", 22nd Annual Institute of the Energy - January 2002
Legal Issues for Internet Usage and E-Business - April 2001
Risk Management for Design Professionals Seminar for American Society of Highway Engineers - February 2001