The First Party Report
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Summer 2024
- Avoiding Tort Immunity: When Is the Premises Owner a Statutory Employer?
Authored by Nelofar Agharahimi - Prophecy Fulfilled: How Contradictory Statements Sink Cases at Summary Judgment
Authored by Cat Gavrilidis - Trucking Ahead: Limiting Georgia’s Direct-Action Statutes
Authored by Lisa Northrop
Spring 2024
- Another One Caught in the Holt Trap
Authored by Derek Goff - RING RING, WHAT NOW? The Georgia Supreme Court Eliminates the Special Circumstances Exception to the Commute Rule
Authored by Leah Parker - Criminal Acts in Negligent Security Cases Do Not Automatically Toll the Statute of Limitations
Authored by Jack McCall
Fall 2023
- Limitations of Georgia’s Prior Traversal Rule
Authored by Nelofar Agharahimi - Mortgagee Rights in the First-Party Context
Authored by Samuel Lyon - Kratom: The Biggest Drug You’ve Never Heard Of
Authored by Sophie Levine - Georgia Supreme Court Decision Broadens the Scope of Liability in Negligent Security Premises Liability Cases
Authored by Kori Wagner and Marissa Merrill
Summer 2023
- Application of the Fireman’s Rule as an Exception to Tort Liability in Claims Brought by Public Servants
Authored by Shea Feagin - Hands Off My Files: An Update on Defending Against Discovery Requests for Claim Files in Alabama
Authored by Blakely Lloyd - Prompt Response is Key to Succeeding When Attempting to Set Aside Default Judgments
Authored by Katy Robertson
Spring 2023
- A New Wave of Insurer-Friendly Bills Seek to Curtail Nuclear Automobile Verdicts in Georgia
Authored by Derek Goff - Read the Last Page First: Interpreting Contracts with Special Stipulations
Authored by Leah Parker - The Importance of Performing Bankruptcy Checks on Personal Injury Claims in Georgia: Basics of Bankruptcy Disclosure Requirements
Authored by Jack McCall
Winter 2022
- The Appraisal Clause in Alabama: What Can Insurers Appraise?
Authored by Brandon Clapp - Defending a Case in Default
Authored by Jack McCall - Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: Assignments of Life Insurance Policies to Third-Parties With No Insurable Interest in the Life of the Insured
Authored by Brandon Howard
Summer 2022
- Renewal of Policies Following the Death of the Insured
Authored by Derek Goff - Eleventh Circuit Confirms No Coverage for COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
Authored by Mishael Najm - Rountree v. Encompass: Defining When the Contractual Suit Limitation Period Begins Can Avoid Legal Uncertainty
Authored by Samuel Lyon
Spring 2022
- Focusing on the Insured’s Post-Loss Actions, or Lack Thereof, in Coverage Litigation
Authored by Christine Russell - Beware of "Any" Ambiguity in Policy Exclusions
Authored by Blakely Lloyd - Courts Should Rule on the Duty to Indemnify and the Duty to Defend at the Same Time
Authored by Jack McCall
Fall 2021
- Occupational Hazards: Defining "Occupy" in the Context of Alabama UM Coverage
Authored by Murray Flint - Ability to File Individual Claims Against Motor Carrier Insurers Under the Georgia Direct Action Statutes
Authored by Gillian Crowl - Control Matters for Indemnity Claims
Authored by Brandon Clapp
Summer 2021
- The Sharing Economy and Summer Travel
Authored by Kelly Chartash - Combating Claims Asserted Under the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act
Authored by Kristen Vigilant - Employer's Non-Owned Auto Liability Endorsement
Authored by Brett Aaron
Spring 2021
- Knowledge is Power: Investigation Into the Insured's Knowledge for a Late-Notice Defense
Authored by Christine H. L. Russell - Liability Insurers Risk Waiver by Failing to Explicitly List Coverage Defenses
Authored by Erik Johnson - Battling Extracontractual Claims in Georgia First-Party Coverage Claims
Authored by Sean Farrell
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