An insurer failed to properly cancel a workers’ compensation policy because its multiple notices and other conduct were not “definite, certain, and unambiguous” as to the status of the coverage. As a result, Ace America Insurance Co. is obligated to defend and indemnify an employer in connection with an injury claim filed by an employee, … Read more
South Carolina regulators have ordered Atlantic Coast Life Insurance and its captive reinsurer, Southern Atlantic Re, to stop writing new policies by Tuesday, Dec. 31. The carriers also were ordered to notify all producers about the cease-and-desist directive from the South Carolina Department of Insurance. “We are publishing these orders today as part of our … Read more
The Lawyer’s Office – 1628 – Rijksmuseum, Netherlands – Public Domain This post was first published on the Europeana Pro website. The out of commerce works ‘legal solution’ simplifies rights clearance, helping cultural heritage institutions to make materials from their collections that are not in commercial circulation available online. In some circumstances, it requires … Read more
Attorney Monica Basche was quoted in a recent Baltimore Sun article that reported on a lawsuit she filed alongside Allen Honick of Furman Honick on behalf of their client, Shawn Addison, who was brutally beaten by three prison guards following a routine cell search. “The correctional officers’ assault on Mr. Addison, which left him severely … Read more
Today—the 10th of December—is an important day for international law. First, on 10 December 1982, the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Among other things, the UNCLOS governs the innocent passage regime, which codifies and stabilises the delicate balance struck between the interests of coastal … Read more
