States take different approaches to determine if a Reservation of Rights letter triggers a right to independent defense counsel or if the insurer may appoint defense counsel for you.

Receiving the letter While Reservation of Rights letters may look like innocent form letters, these are extremely serious notifications.

The authors state: “Generally, there is no requirement that a policyholder respond to an insurer’s reservation of rights letter, disagreeing with the reservation or the bases thereof.

Cases like this demonstrate the value of open communication with a policyholder via a reservation of rights letter.

This webinar will provide a checklist of 50 items that every Reservation of Rights letter should have - or should be considered. The webinar will discuss the blockbuster January 2017 decision in ...

This leaves the applicant vulnerable to infringement actions for the use of an identical or confusingly similar trademark or reservation of rights.

In insurance coverage disputes, a “Reservation of Rights Letter” is now a prerequisite in Wisconsin if in the event of an adverse judgment, an insurer wants to later deny coverage in cases in ...

The treaty they signed with the white man's government in 1868 promised the Navajos sovereignty within their reservation for as long as the grass shall grow and the rivers run. Since then, 100 ...

It is a legacy that flows through our entire community. We wanted to dive deeper and show you how a historic agreement has paved the way for growth on the Ak-Chin reservation and beyond.

This language should be clear and explicit. Ambiguities in the reservation-of-rights language itself can still expose the sender to legal risk.