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Understanding the Distinct Purpose and Meaning of First-Party Insurance
Like all contracts, insurance agreements are drafted and entered into in order to carry forward the intentions of the parties. Because parties negotiate first-party property insurance to protect interests that differ fundamentally from those covered by third-party liability insurance, third-party precedent is of limited ' if any ' relevance and utility in interpreting first-party insurance agreements.
Courts broadly recognize the distinct purpose and meaning of first-party insurance. See, e.g., Great Northern Ins. Co. v. Mount Vernon Fire Ins. Co., 708 N.E.2d 167, 170-71 (N.Y. 1999) (“[W]holly different interests are protected by first-party coverage and third-party coverage.”); Garvey v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 770 P.2d 704 (Cal. 1989). At its core, first-party insurance protects insureds against physical loss or damage from external perils ' eg, fire, flood, windstorm, intentional acts ' to their own property. Many commercial first-party contracts also indemnify a business for the loss of profits directly resulting from this insured physical loss or damage. The coverage afforded by this and any similar endorsement or extension is based on the same fundamental first-party principles as underlie the core physical loss insurance. In each case, the first-party insured bears the impact and receives any indemnity that is due.
Law Firms are Reducing Redundant Real Estate by Bringing Support Services Back to the Office
A trend analysis of the benefits and challenges of bringing back administrative, word processing and billing services to law offices.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
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Risks of “Baseball Arbitration” in Resolving Real Estate Disputes
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its case and then the designated panel of arbitrators chooses one of the salary bids with no other result being allowed. This method has become increasingly popular even beyond the sport of baseball.
Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel
'Disconnect Between In-House and Outside Counsel is a continuation of the discussion of client expectations and the disconnect that often occurs. And although the outside attorneys should be pursuing how inside-counsel actually think, inside counsel should make an effort to impart this information without waiting to be asked.