Lawyers retained by insurance carriers to represent policyholders confront unique ethical issues. Although defense counsel is frequently retained and paid by the insurance carrier, the lawyer's ...
The tripartite relationship is a term of art which describes the complex relationship between (1) an insurance company, (2) it’s insured, and (3) defense counsel retained to represent the insured. The ...
From the Jan. 8 decision of New York's intermediate appellate court in Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. LeTennier, written by Justice Lisa Fisher: [D]efendant's opening brief cites six cases which do ...
To plead securities fraud, a plaintiff must allege that the defendant made a false statement or omitted a material fact, did so with scienter, and that the plaintiff relied on that misrepresentation ...
At a civil deposition, two Dallas defense lawyers—Gregory Shamoun and Stephen Khoury—engaged in "outrageous, shocking and offensive behavior," according to a plaintiffs motion seeking ...