No firm over the past 48 years has had a greater impact on the development of law affecting insurance carriers in New Jersey.   Hundreds of cases litigated by Methfessel & Werbel have culminated in written opinions at all levels, including trial and appellate courts and the New Jersey Supreme Court.   Read the full press release here.

Employers large and small would be well-advised to read the opinion and to confer with counsel regarding the scope and delivery of their mandatory arbitration agreements.  Read the full Case Alert here.

This week’s New Jersey Law Journal features an article by Ric Gallin and Eric Harrison regarding an important precedential opinion in favor of a school district represented by M&W and published by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  Read the full Case Alert here.

The bill - previously passed in the Senate - would create a new “bad faith” cause of action for an insurance carrier’s “unreasonable delay or denial” of a claim, as well as a private cause of action for a violation of the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act. Under the bill as proposed, conduct determined unreasonable by a jury could entitle the insured to unspecified consequential damages, attorney’s fees and costs.  Read the full Case Alert here.