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Contract Interpretation Absurdity 1970 – LR – The Life Insurance Law in North Dakota, by John A. Zuger – 49p 2006 – LR – Contra Proferentem: The Allure of Ambiguous Boilerplate, by Michelle E. Boardman – 25p 2013 – LR – Four Conceptions of Insurance, by Kenneth S. Abraham – 46p 1970 – LR – The Life…

Reasonable Expectations 3. Heard a Federal Update on the Implications of the DOL Fiduciary Rule – Brooke Stringer (NAIC) Micah Hauptman (Consumer Federation of America—CFA) said there are gaps in the current regulatory framework. He said he does not believe consumers’ reasonable expectations are being met. He said the DOL should require a fiduciary duty, regardless…

Judges – Snippets Judges – 201x – LC – Walker v LSW, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest [Re: State Guaranty Funds] 2021 1008 – In Re: Penn Treaty Network America – No. 1 PEN 2009 – Insurance Company in Liquidation Liquidator’s Brief in Support of Exceptions – 456p 2015 0511 – Proceedings Taken May 11, 2015 THE…

ALI – American Law Institute 2018 0406 – 2018 Early Career Scholars Medal Conference Welcome and Keynote, American Law Institute – [VIDEO-YouTube] 2018 Early Career Scholars Medal Conference Panel 1 – [VIDEO-YouTube] 2018 Early Career Scholars Medal Conference Panel 2 – [VIDEO-YouTube] 2018 Early Career Scholars Medal Conference Panel 3 – [VIDEO-YouTube] 2018 Early Career Scholars Medal Conference…

Milberg milberg.com/ 2008 – LR – Milberg’s Monopoly: Restoring Honesty And Competition To The Plaintiffs’ Bar, by James P. Mcdonald – 41p William S. Lerach

Litigation Legal Cases Legal Cases – Index https://www.soa.org/search/?r=SearchCategories%5B105%257e230%5D&q=litigation&pagesize=75&sortby=date

Bad Faith 1985 – LR – Establishing the Tort of Bad Faith in Wyoming, by JT Dyre – 21p The past three decades have witnessed the development, in a number of jurisdictions, of what is termed the new tort of bad faith breach of contract.1 This new tort developed initially with regard to disputes between…

Punitive Damages 1997 – LR – Punitive Damages Reform: The Case of Alabama, by George L. Priest – 17p Gallant v. Prudential 27. Gallant v. Prudential Life Ins. Co., Barbour County, AL, CY·93-S0 (1994) Ferguson v Crown Life

Lawsuits Law – Index Legal Cases – Index Legal Cases – Snippets – Other There are problems waiting to emerge that will be uncovered by lawsuits, not the regulators, or by the media. Consider life insurance market conduct abuses of a decade ago. The largest life insurers told people their premiums would disappear, and confused…

Deceptive Trade Practices Deceptive DTPA – Deceptive Trade Practices Act Crown v Casteel 2000 – LR – Deceptive Trade Practices – Consumer Protection Act, by A. Michael Ferrill and Leslie Sara Hyman – 35p In Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Haney,8 a life insurance agent brought DTPA claims against MetLife complaining of inaccurate policy illustrations generated…