PCKB ATTORNEYS ARE EDITORS AND AUTHORS OF THE INITIAL EDITION OF LEXISNEXIS PRACTICE GUIDE: NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE LITIGATION
LEXISNEXIS PUBLISHES ITS INITIAL EDITION OF LEXISNEXIS PRACTICE GUIDE: NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE LITIGATION
Toward the end of January 2018, LexisNexis published LexisNexis Practice Guide: North Carolina Insurance Litigation (2018 Edition). We believe it is the first book that is devotedly solely to insurance litigation in North Carolina. Rick Pinto is the General Editor, and Ken Kyre and Deb Bowers are Assistant Editors. Each PCKB attorney wrote at least one chapter for the book, and some of the attorneys wrote multiple chapters. We are honored that LexisNexis asked us to put this book together. The PCKB attorneys have been involved in insurance-related litigation matters for most of their careers, and so writing the book was a good fit for us. (We were pleased that several attorneys from other firms agreed to contribute several chapters.)
As indicated by Rick Pinto in his Introduction to the book, we hope that anyone reading the book will find it to be a helpful resource. We have attempted to outline the law for each topic and to give some practical advice in litigating those insurance matters, as well as to give the reader some authorities to review and direction for further research. The specific chapters of the 400-page book are:
Chapter 1: General Principles of Construction for Insurance Policies
By Deb Bowers
Chapter 2: Automobile Insurance
By Paul Coates
Chapter 3: Homeowners Liability Insurance
By Andrew Pinto
Chapter 4: Commercial General Liability Insurance
By Deb Bowers
Chapter 5: Builders Risk Insurance
By Matt Millisor
Chapter 6: Directors and Officers Insurance
By Steve DeGeorge & John Garver
(of the Robinson Bradshaw law firm)
Chapter 7: Errors and Omissions Insurance
By Walter Brock
(of the Young Moore and Henderson law firm)
Chapter 8: Employment Practices Insurance
By Lyn Broom
(of the Teague Rotenstreich Stanaland Fox & Holt law firm)
Chapter 9: Workers Compensation Insurance
By Nikki Feliciano
Chapter 10: Excess and Umbrella Insurance
By Rick Pinto
Chapter 11: NC Insurance Guarantee Association
By Ken Kyre
Chapter 12: NC Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Insurance
By Ken Kyre
Chapter 13: Insurance Applications and Misrepresentation
By Ted Smyth
(of the Cranfill, Sumner & Hartzog law firm)
Chapter 14: Bad Faith and Extra-Contractual Claims
By Rick Pinto
Chapter 15: Duty to Defend
By Deb Bowers
Chapter 16: Property, Fire, and Casualty Insurance
By Jon Ward
Chapter 17: Health Insurance
By Jon Ward
Chapter 18: Disability Insurance
By Adam White
Chapter 19: Life Insurance
By Adam White
If you have an interest in purchasing LexisNexis Practice Guide: North Carolina Insurance Litigation (2018 Edition), you can go to the “LexisNexis Store” at https://store.lexisnexis.com/categories/area-of-practice/litigation-163/lexisnexis-practice-guide-north-carolina-insurance-litigation-skuSKU02406.