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Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Abstract

When most of us graduate from law school, we are not able to read or understand our own car insurance policy, and yet the resolution of most commercial litigation would not happen without the involvement of insurance. The reality is that, in the context of class actions and "bet the company" litigation, insurance is usually the sole source of funds used to resolve the dispute. What follows is the transcript from a panel discussion that took place on February 9, 2012 at Cardozo Law School entitled, "The Role of Mediation and Insurance in Bet the Company Litigation." The idea behind this panel was to convene experienced counsel conversant in the role of insurance in large complex litigation to provide an introduction to these concepts. No discussion of the settlement dynamics of complex litigation would be complete without also discussing those issues within the mediation context. The participants on this panel, grizzled veterans of numerous high stakes litigations and mediations involving insurance and insurance coverage issues, discuss the role of insurance and considerations related to insurance in the settlement dynamic.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Insurance Law | Law | Securities Law

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