Jonathan C. Schwartz, principal with Bressler, Amery & Ross. Financial institutions and other entities that hold the property of their customers routinely find themselves in the middle of disputes ...

The Indiana Supreme Court’s decision in Baldwin v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., 269 N.E.3d 1197 (Ind. 2025) provides clarity for insurers confronted with competing claims that exceed policy limits. In a ...

The true superpower of the lawyer is to turn all questions into questions about procedure—often, about procedure about procedure. A short excerpt from today's long Braid v. Stilley, written by Seventh ...

The 2023 amendments to Florida Statute § 624.155, enacted through HB 837, significantly reshaped the landscape of bad faith litigation in Florida. Among the most consequential changes were the ...

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It’s define in section 88 and order 35 of Cpc. When the plaintiff on behalf of defendant filed a suit in the court for choosing the actual owner of the property, then it is called interpleader suit.

Scenario without an Ex-Spouse: Let's consider a fact pattern where Michael, the policyholder, had a life insurance policy with a death benefit of $1 million. Michael named his two adult children, ...

An individual or entity holding property or controlling a right for another may find themselves subject to multiple claims to that property or right. Litigating separately against each claimant could ...

Fox Rothschild filed an interpleader complaint on behalf Wells Fargo on Friday in Florida Northern District Court. The lawsuit seeks to determine the proper owner of funds wire transferred from ...

(Reuters) - An insurer that was willing to pay policy limits to settle liquor-liability claims against its insured, but disputed the applicable limit, was an “adverse claimant” for purposes of ...