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Insurance

Nov. 19, 2004

Insureds Deserve Freedom to Conduct Defense Unimpeded

Focus Column - Insurance Law - By Kirk A. Pasich - When insurance carriers assume their duty to defend an insured, they often impose various restrictions and requirements on the insured with respect to the fees and costs incurred in the insured's defense. These include so-called billing "guidelines" and detailed requirements as to how time is to be entered, how many lawyers are to bill on a particular matter, which tasks will or will not be paid for, and which costs are appropriate.

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