LJN Newsletters

Grappling with an unprecedented recession, law firms are merging out of both necessity and opportunity, according to a recent client advisory from Hildebrandt and Citi Private Bank.

Compounded by the current recession, demands of clients and competition among law firms are causing fairly dramatic changes in the pricing of legal services, away from straight hourly billing.

Highlights of the latest insurance cases from around the country.

CBI insurance is becoming a more prevalent component of property coverage as a result of converging economic and world events. Risk managers are increasingly becoming sensitive to the fact that world events such as terrorism or riots, regional incidents such as power blackouts or hurricanes, or local occurrences such as strikes, fires, floods, or explosions can have far-reaching effects on their company even if supply chain risk solutions, crisis management, or business contingency plans are in place.

Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

An insurer with a policy that does not provide coverage may still be vulnerable for paying out on a bad faith claim.

Recent rulings of importance from neighboring states.

Conclusion of a three-part discussion of CPLR ' 4511, which provides that the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts must take judicial notice, without request, of the common law, constitutions and public statutes of the United States and of every state, territory and jurisdiction of the United States ...