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Reinsurance & Arbitration

Special Master Recommends Against Bifurcation in $1 Million Reinsurance Case

A special master has recommended against bifurcation of proceedings in a case in which Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. seeks nearly $1 million in reinsurance coverage for asbestos claims, concluding that resolution of the contractual issues will not resolve the threshold issue of uberrima fides.

Reinsurance & Arbitration

Neb. Federal Judge Denies Motion for Summary Judgment in Applied Underwriters Case

A Nebraska federal judge has denied a motion for summary judgment filed by a former Applied Underwriters plan participant accused of breaching a reinsurance participation agreement, ruling that there are genuine issues of material fact as to the amount due under the agreement.

Reinsurance & Arbitration

$1.5 Million Reinsurance Dispute Involving Arbitrator’s Non-Disclosure Settles in N.Y.

A dispute over whether a $1.5 million reinsurance arbitration award should be vacated on the basis of an arbitrator’s undisclosed financial relationship with one of the parties has settled, following a federal appeals court’s reinstatement and remand of the case.

Drugs & Medical Devices

Cook Medical Awarded Summary Judgment on Warning Claims in IVC Filter Bellwether Case

An Indiana federal judge has awarded Cook Medical Inc. summary judgment on failure-to-warn claims in a bellwether case involving its Celect IVC filter, ruling that the plaintiff failed to prove that the device maker inadequately warned her surgeon of the risks.