June 12, 2019
A Florida federal judge has erased a breach-of-contract claim against insurer Allied World in a suit by a construction company policyholder facing a $45 million underlying verdict over a deadly crash, leaving another claim over punitive damages coverage still to be decided.
March 18, 2019
Allied World National Assurance Co. told a Florida federal court Monday that it does not have to pay a $25 million punitive damages verdict against a highway contractor over a fatal truck crash, arguing that coverage for the company's misconduct is barred by Florida law.
January 30, 2019
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday denied Allied World National Assurance Co.'s bid to disqualify Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as counsel to Ranger Construction Industries Inc. for allegedly reviewing and using inadvertently disclosed materials the insurer asserts are protected by attorney-client privilege in litigation over a fatal truck accident.
January 15, 2019
Ranger Construction Industries Inc. slammed Allied World National Assurance Co.'s bid to disqualify Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP for allegedly using inadvertently disclosed confidential documents in a pending case, saying Tuesday the insurer is trying to turn its own errors into a "reason to rob Ranger of its chosen counsel."
January 14, 2019
Allied World National Assurance Co. asked a Florida federal judge Friday to disqualify Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as counsel to Ranger Construction Industries Inc. for allegedly reviewing and using inadvertently disclosed materials the insurer asserts are protected by attorney-client privilege in litigation over a fatal truck accident.