Matthew Sellers

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Legal Insights By May 30, 2025 Share A Delaware Superior Court has delivered a partial win for Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. in a contract dispute over insurance and indemnity obligations tied to over 100 lawsuits stemming from a recalled biologic product. But the court also left the door open for further litigation—keeping Medtronic in the hot seat over whether it must contribute to defense and settlement costs already paid by its former supplier’s insurer. The case, Elutia Inc. v.

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Claims By May 30, 2025 Share On May 28, 2025, a New York appeals court ruled that Utica First Insurance Company has no obligation to defend or indemnify Nino & Nino Corp. in a wrongful death lawsuit, finding the company wasn’t listed on the policy at the time of the accident. The case arose from a July 2019 incident in which Granville Wiltshire, an employee of Door Restaurant Corp., died after sustaining injuries while working at leased premises in Queens.

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Legal Insights By May 30, 2025 Share A California appellate court has put the brakes on Travelers Indemnity Company’s attempt to shift a workers’ compensation coverage dispute into arbitration, sending the matter back for further review. The May 28, 2025, decision comes from the Fourth Appellate District and centers on a cumulative injury claim filed by George Zeber, a former New York Yankees player who says he was injured during his employment from 1968 to 1978.

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Legal Insights By May 30, 2025 Share In a decision handed down May 29, 2025, a New York appellate court ordered Millennia Assurance, Inc. to deposit $4,753,758.02 into a trust account, siding with New York Marine and General Insurance Company in a dispute over collateral obligations between the two insurance businesses. The case involves New York Marine’s claim that Millennia failed to post the required collateral in connection with insurance obligations ceded to it.

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Claims By May 30, 2025 Share The Florida Third District Court of Appeal has sided with a lower court in a case scrutinizing how Progressive Express Insurance Company managed multiple claims stemming from a single accident. The decision, issued May 28, 2025, leaves in place a trial court ruling from Miami-Dade County without offering a detailed written opinion. At the center of the appeal was Progressive’s challenge to a ruling in favor of Olivia Oney.