United States: Insurance

The State of Michigan has approved new laws requiring health insurance companies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (Public Acts 99 and 100 of 2012, enacted on April 18, 2012).

The State of Michigan has approved new laws requiring health insurance companies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (Public Acts 99 and 100 of 2012, enacted on April 18, 2012).

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, in an opinion dated May 24, 2012, holds that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines "marriage," is unconstitutional to the extent that it limits same-sex couples from participation in the long-term care insurance program maintained by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

In its July 30, 2025 decision in All Nations Steel Corp. v. KSK Construction Group, LLC, the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, reinforced the legal standards for dismissal and summary judgment motions in breach of contract cases.

In a New York Law Journal article titled "Fourth Circuit Upholds Bump-Up Exclusion in Towers Watson Insurance Case," Schulte partner...

Following outcry from rural Oregon property owners faced with stricter building codes and fewer insurers willing to write fire policies, Governor Tina Kotek has signed two measures to address wildfire risks in the state.

When the claimant obtained a $13 million judgment, the defendant's insurers immediately paid their policy limits, which were insufficient to cover the entire judgment.

In Clear Blue Specialty Ins. Co. v. R-SVP II, L.L.C., the Massachusetts Superior Court applied Chapter 93A to the parties' dispute despite the existence of a New York choice-of-law provision in the parties' contract.

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