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RSUI Indemnity Company–A Very Complex Excess Property Policy–Texas Style (Part I)
MOST DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND INSURANCE DECISION EVER WRITTEN, MAYBE, THOUGH WORTH THE READ, PERHAPS:FIRST-PARTY PROPERTY EXCESS POLICY:RSUI INDEMNITY CO. v. THE LYND COMPANY (Texas Supreme Court 13-0080 2015) PART...
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LEGAL ETHICSEthical Limits on Crusading Litigation Michael Sean Quinn, Ph.D., J.D. Etc. We know that there is something wrong with a lawyer filing a lawsuit s/he knows is destined to fail. One...
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WHEN IS THE OLDER LAWYER TOO OLD TO WORK? CONSIDER “CRYSTALIZED INTELLIGENCE”AGE-ISM, LAWYERS & WISDOMThe following comes from the OpEd page (A25) of NYT for November 13, 2020, Jennifer Senior wrote the...
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