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Insurance Dispute resolutionI nsurance Dispute Resolution is a digital magazine with a mission to educate property owners and insurance industry professionals on how to prevent and manage a disputed insurance claim. This magazine contains insurance dispute relevant law articles, current insurance dispute law cases, a glossary of insurance dispute resolution methodologies, and a compilation of common legal insurance dispute issues as well as discussions concerning the role of property insurance service companies and industry partners.
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Distinguishing Between an Apology and an Admission: Nunes v. Duffy and the Benevolent Gesture Statute Distinguishing Between an Apology and an Admission:
By Charles F. Rourke II A client’s post-accident admission of liability can create insurmountable obstacles even in cases where liability is weak. Whether to diffuse a distressful situation, placate an excitable party, or out of a general sense of wrongdoing, the reasoning behind a client’s admission of liability may be less important than the admission itself. What if the client expresses sympathy to the injured party? When does a party’s...

Standards For Determining Whether An Insured Used Reasonable Care To Maintain Heat
By Emily Kaminska For those facing coverage issues arising from damage caused by cold weather and frozen pipe bursts, this article will provide an analysis of common reasonable care to maintain heat provisions, highlighting principal cases addressing the issue across various jurisdictions in the county.
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Insurance ODR editor
Anthony J. Antonellis
Insurance ODR editor
Anthony J. Antonellis
Anthony J. Antonellis is a senior partner at Sloane and Walsh. Anthony focuses his practice on the representation of individuals and businesses engaged in civil litigation and insurance dispute before State and Federal Trial Courts throughout the United States. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and Suffolk University Law School (Boston, MA). He is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, Connecticut Bar, New Hampshire Bar, as well as multiple other bars. Before joining Sloane and Walsh, Anthony was a trial attorney on active duty with the United States Navy and also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. He was awarded the United States Department of Justice Award for meritorious public service. Prior to entering the Navy, Anthony Antonellis worked in the insurance and construction industries.
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