Partner Bill Bulfer and Nicole E. Wilinski with Collins Einhorn Farrell PC authored an article for this month’s issue of DRI’s The Brief Case: DRI Committee News titled, “The Role of Coverage Counsel in Resolving Risk – Trucking Edition.” The Brief Case is DRI’s new aggregated committee newsletter, housing all content previously featured in individual committee…
Attorney Bill Bulfer and Sarannah McMurtry of Acceptance Insurance in Nashville authored a timely article for the latest issue of DRI’s For the Defense titled, “The Role of Insurance in Effectuating Change.” Teague Campbell associate attorney Ellen Koscielniak also contributed to the article. For The Defense (FTD) is DRI’s flagship publication and the only national monthly…
Individuals and companies who provide a service for a fee, such as insurance agencies, carry errors and omissions insurance to protect against a negligence claim made by a client. While these claims are most often defended by professional liability attorneys, there are clear advantages to retaining a liability attorney who is also familiar with insurance…
Partner Bill Bulfer contributed to an article published in the May edition of DRI’s flagship publication, For the Defense. The article, titled “The Dynamic of the Defunct Insured and Bad Faith,” outlines how counsel and claims handlers can successfully handle coverage for defunct insureds and corresponding claims from plaintiffs asserting bad faith. Each issue of For…
On March 27, 2020, and again on March 30, 2020, Mike Causey, Insurance Commissioner at the North Carolina Department of Insurance issued Orders that N.C.G.S. § 58-2-46 be effective across all North Carolina counties. The Orders are effective until April 26, 2020, and apply to all insurance companies including service corporations, HMO, MEWA, surplus lines…
Across the nation, we are seeing a steady increase in litigation involving school teachers and administrators. These cases can range from personal injury suits for minor injuries sustained on school property, to very serious allegations of misconduct between teachers and students. Though preventing school-related lawsuits altogether may not be practical, there are several things that…
Partners Bill Bulfer and Courtney Britt recently contributed to DRI’s Insurance Policy Rescission Compendium by authoring the North Carolina Chapter. The compendium is a joint project between the DRI Insurance Law Committee and the DRI Life, Health and Disability Committee that took over a year to complete. It “is a comprehensive resource for insurance carriers,…
Attorneys Courtney Britt and Bill Bulfer wrote the North Carolina Chapter in the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Compendium published by the Defense Research Institute. The compendium surveys insurance law and practices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It focuses on claims handling and timing issues, providing references to applicable…
Recently, Partners Bill Bulfer and Bryan Simpson were featured in a Ringler Radio podcast discussing drone liability and litigation. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard. Drones were originally associated by the military, but are now used for other purposes, with estimates of over…
ABC News 13 reports that, by the end of the year, the FAA estimates there will be 2.5 million drone operators nationwide. News 13 investigated “why more problems may be popping up this fall and why protecting your privacy may fall into an area as gray as a rainy Asheville sky.” Asheville Partner Bill Bulfer contributed to…