Insurance Category Archives: Insurance

  CHARLESTON – Justice Brent D. Benjamin has filed a dissent in an automobile accident case in which the Supreme Court of West Virginia made several significant insurance law holdings on Nov. 15. The case, Jeffrey Jenkins and M. Jean McNabb … Read More »

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McHugh

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled last week that a primary life insurance beneficiary may assert a statutory bad faith action after the death of the insured. Read More »

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a ruling Thursday, sided with an automobile insurer in a lawsuit brought by a driver who argued that the damage to his car was the result of Halloween hijinks and … Read More »

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Workman

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals last week granted an insurer’s writ seeking prohibition of a circuit court’s order requiring its CEO to submit to depositions. Read More »

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Parker

CHARLESTON — Lawyers at Charleston firm Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC say a recent case involving their client, workers’ compensation insurer BrickStreet Mutual, holds “great importance” for all workers’ compensation insurance carriers operating in West Virginia. Read More »

WASHINGTON — A group of defense attorneys says a protective order entered by a West Virginia court will “seriously and unnecessarily” impede the ability of law enforcement and insurers to protect businesses and consumers from insurance fraud. DRI, the Voice … Read More »

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Maynard

CHARLESTON – A recent opinion by the state Supreme Court will help avoid future attempts at collusion by plaintiff’s and insured parties, an attorney involved in the case said Monday. Read More »