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Month: April, 2020
Bryan Sullivan Writes on WGA, Talent Agencies Packaging Fees Case for Forbes
Category: News, Publications | Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Writes on WGA, Talent Agencies Packaging Fees Case for Forbes
Bryan Sullivan’s article “Hollywood Talent Agencies Claim The WGA Case Challenging Packaging Fees Was Leveled By Courts” was published on Forbes on April 28, 2020. In the article, Bryan discusses the decision that was issued on April 27, 2020 by United States District Judge André Briotte, which dismissed several of the WGA’s claims against the three largest talent agencies, CAA, UTA, and WME.
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Hollywood Talent Agencies Claim The WGA Case Challenging Packaging Fees Was Leveled By Courts
William Lalor’s Article Appears in Risk Management Magazine
Category: Publications | Thursday, April 23rd, 2020 | Comments Off on William Lalor’s Article Appears in Risk Management Magazine
William Lalor’s article “Insurers Face COVID-19 Business Interruption Coverage Uncertainty” was published on April 22, 2020 in Risk Management Magazine. The article discusses the uncertainty facing insurers related to business interruption (BI) coverage issues. The article states that standard exclusions, regulatory submissions, and state legislative actions are all factors affecting BI claims. Click here to read the full article.
Bryan Sullivan Writes on Fox News Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Coverage for Forbes
Category: News, Publications | Saturday, April 11th, 2020 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Writes on Fox News Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Coverage for Forbes
Bryan Sullivan’s article “Fox News Faces Lawsuit For Calling COVID-19 A ‘Hoax’” was published on Forbes on April 10, 2020. In the article, Bryan discusses the pending litigation filed by a nonprofit group, Washington League for Increased Transparency and Ethics (WASHLITE). The group accuses Fox News of violating Washington State’s Consumer Protection Act by falsely stating in February and March broadcasts that the novel coronavirus was a hoax.
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Fox News Faces Lawsuit For Calling COVID-19 A ‘Hoax’
Early Sullivan Prevails in Breach of Policy/Bad Faith Case on Behalf of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Category: News, Results | Friday, April 10th, 2020 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Prevails in Breach of Policy/Bad Faith Case on Behalf of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Christopher Ritter (with the involvement of William Wright) prevailed on summary judgment for the Firm’s client Fidelity National Title Insurance Company against PennyMac in the action entitled, PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Holding I, LLC v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
The breach of contract/bad faith action before the American Arbitration Association was initiated by PennyMac and its firm Blank Rome. It arose from Fidelity’s denial of a defense in an underlying action brought by a homeowner against PennyMac alleging that PennyMac’s deed of trust was invalid.
Based on the Firm’s briefing and argument, the arbitrator relied on the California XWarehouse case stating: “The court points out the well-established principle that the title insurance policy insured only the validity of the deed of trust and not the note secured by that deed of trust, therefore it did not matter whether the [loan] funding was established at the time of the tender, because either way, the title insurer would have had no obligation to pay money.”
Still pending is the arbitrator’s tentative determination to award Fidelity its attorney’s fees and costs.