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Insurance Coverage Litigation

CLE - Continuing Legal Education Credit Course - Insurance Coverage Litigation SeminarDisputed insurance claims are often complex, and can vary greatly from case to case. Continuing Legal Education CLE Credit Course - Special Offer

This seminar is designed to give you the tools to understand the variety of claims, accurately assess coverage and solve any conflicts that arise during litigation.

Our experienced attorneys will help advise you on the ability to identify areas of coverage disputes, recognize when an insurer is negotiating in bad faith and identify the possible remedies.

They will also help you learn the settlement process, and expertly handle a trial if settlement efforts have been exhausted

 

The following Key topics will be discussed:

  • First- and Third-Party Coverage
  • Insured's Rights and Protections
  • Coverage for Cyberspace and Computer Liabilities
  • Pre-Litigation Options
  • Filing a Dispositive Motion
  • Containing a Punitive Damage Judgment
  • Common Law vs. Statutory Bad Faith
  • Defending Bad Faith Suits

 

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Course Agenda

 

12:45 – 1:15

Registration

 

 

1:15 – 2:00

Common Coverage Disputes

 

• Basics Behind All Coverage Disputes
• First-Party Coverage (Physical Loss, Tangible Damage and Related Payments, Economic Losses, Business Interruption, etc.)
• Third-Party “Claims Made” (Directors & Officers Liability; Errors/Omissions Liability)
• Third-Party “Occurrence” (Property Damage, Bodily Injury, Personal Injury, Advertising Injury)
• Insurance Company’s “Duty to Defend”/“Duty to Settle”

• Contractual Liability and Construction Defects

 

 

2:00 – 3:00

Coverage Under a Contract

 

• Which Actions Trigger Coverage?
• Choice of Law
• Insurer's Duty to Defend and Indemnify
• Insured's Rights and Protections
• Coverage Analysis Principles
• Pre-Litigation Options (Does Policy Cover the Damages Claimed?; Did Damages Occur Within the Policy Period?)
• Coverage for Cyberspace and Computer Liabilities
• Reservation of Rights
   

3:00 – 3:15

Break

 

 

3:15 – 4:15

Litigating a Claim

 

• Filing a Dispositive Motion
• Successful Strategies in Insurance Coverage Cases
• The Role of a Judge and a Jury
• Declaratory Judgment Action and/or Breach of Contract Damages Action
• The Role of Industry Expert Witnesses
• Contribution Protection/Indemnification Requests
• Containing a Punitive Damage Judgment
• Declaratory Action
• Estoppel/Arbitration/Alternate Dispute Resolution

 

 

4:15 – 5:00

Bad Faith Litigation

 

• Common Law vs. Statutory Bad Faith
• Bifurcation Issues
• Establishing Insurer Bad Faith
• Discovery Issues
• Defending Bad Faith Suits