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New Jersey High Court: Default Claims Against Insurer Subject to Arbitration

A claimant seeking to recover directly from an insurer on default judgments for claims against the insurer’s policyholder, must abide by the insurer’s policy terms that mandate arbitration, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled. Property manager Crystal Point Condominium …

Former Owners of Wood-Recycling Plant Ordered to Pay $50M in Damages

A judge has ordered the former owners of a northern Indiana wood-recycling plant to pay $50.6 million in damages to nearby residents people who contended its dust and fumes threatened their health. U.S. District Judge Philip Simon last week ordered …

Montana Supreme Court Upholds $4M Work Injury Verdict

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a default judgment that led to a nearly $4 million award for a man who was seriously injured while unloading logs at a Frenchtown pulp mill in 2008. As part of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.’s …