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Christopher Yetka Authors Insurance Insight Series on the Larkin Hoffman Real Estate and Construction Blog
Christopher Yetka's Insurance Insight Series focuses on common insurance issues that are faced by businesses, including who should be included as insureds, common exclusions and how to avoid gaps in insurance coverage.
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Coverage for Construction Defect Claims: Property Damage, Occurrence and Notice
Construction Defect Litigation, Minnesota CLE May 9, 2018
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Insurability of Punitive Damages in Minnesota
Introduction; Minnesota Law Governing the Award of Punitive Damages; Insuring Language and the Intended/Expected Exclusions; The Minority and Majority Rules Applicable to Coverage for Punitive Damages; The Rule in Minnesota and its Exceptions; The Importance of Choice of Law; Bad-Faith Refusal to Settle; Settlement Considerations; Conclusion
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Allocation
The Reference Handbook on the Commercial General Liability Policy, 2nd Ed., Chapter 13
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Insurance Coverage for Punitive Damages
The article, “Insurance Coverage for Punitive Damages,” surveys the various states’ laws on coverage for punitive damages and addresses issues to consider that may affect whether coverage is found under a policy. Specifically, the choice of law analysis that is applied by a state could make a difference on whether a court will allow or deny coverage for what can be very significant damages.
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Insurance Coverage for TCPA and FACTA Claims under a CGL Policy
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act provide private causes of action and statutory damages, a significant number of lawsuits, including class actions, have arisen seeking such damages. But questions remain on whether the claims are covered under traditional commercial general liability policies.
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The Selection and Retention of Judges in Minnesota
The Minnesota Supreme Court decided two cases in 1992 which rekindled debates within the bench and bar of Minnesota as to whether the present system used to both select and retain judges should be changed. One need only refer to The Federalist Papers,which were used by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay following the 1787 Constitutional Convention to sell the United States Constitution to the colonies, to appreciate that this debate is over 200 years old. This Essay will examine the various ways judges could have been selected and how the drafters of the United States and Minnesota Constitutions resolved the issue. This Essay will also focus upon the present system of selection of judges in Minnesota and changes which would improve it.
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