Based upon a somewhat cryptic set of facts, the United States District Court recently looked at two issues regularly employed or encountered by practitioners: interpleader actions and motions for more ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

A federal district court in Utah has allowed a life insurance company that brought an interpleader action to deposit life insurance proceeds with the court – but has refused to award the insurer its ...