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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Oct 31, 2024 7:30:00 AM
One of the scariest trends we have seen at ALPS is the increasing prevalence of insurance carriers suing defense counsel hired to defend the carriers’ insureds. Every attorney reading this is likely familiar with the tri-partite relationship between...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Jan 10, 2024 8:00:00 AM
Whether as a distant goal or immediate concern, at some point in every lawyer’s career he or she will contemplate retirement. According to the...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Jan 12, 2023 10:50:17 AM
At some point in every lawyer’s career, a family member will ask for legal advice and the question arises of whether a lawyer can represent a family...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Mar 17, 2022 12:00:00 AM
If you are still reading this blog post after reading the title, then you have either done work for or are interested in doing work for an insurance...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: May 20, 2021 12:00:00 AM
On February 23, 2021, the Montana Supreme Court issued an opinion delivered by Justice Laurie McKinnon in ALPS Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Keller,...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Apr 16, 2020 12:00:00 AM
When thinking of a topic for this blog, I initially had a few ideas bouncing around in my head related to avoiding malpractice. But then what was a...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Jul 18, 2019 12:00:00 AM
In the last couple of years, I have seen several instances where an attorney receives an email from a hacker pretending to be opposing counsel...
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John Ries, Claims Attorney: Oct 16, 2018 12:00:00 AM
Your ALPS policy is a “Claims Made and Reported” insurance policy. What does that mean? It means that as a condition precedent to ALPS’ obligation...
