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MT Court: Companies Must Show Prejudice to Avoid Coverage Based on Late Notice
In two recent decisions, the Montana Supreme Court held that an insurance company seeking to deny coverage on the grounds of a policyholder's untimely notice must establish that it was prejudiced by the timing of notice. Atlantic Cas. Ins. Co. v. Greytak, ___ P.3d ___, 2015 WL 3444507, at *2-*4 (Mont. May 29, 2015); Estate of Gleason v. Cent. United Life Ins. Co. , __ P.3d __, 2014 WL 8863145, at *4-*7 (Mont. May 20, 2015). In reaching these results, the court held that Montana's broad anti-forfeiture statutes support this notice-prejudice rule. The court's reliance on these statutes ' which are similar to statutes found in several other states ' may support policyholders in the future who are seeking to avoid forfeiture of insurance coverage not only for allegedly late notice, but also for alleged breaches of other policy conditions.
Atlantic Cas. Ins. Co. v. Greytak
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On Aug. 9, 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul introduced New York's inaugural comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. In sum, the plan aims to update government networks, bolster county-level digital defenses, and regulate critical infrastructure.
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“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.