While the ALI’s Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance got off to a slow-start for the first three years, playing a substantive role in just a handful of several dozen decisions citing to it, do these four recent decisions, over three weeks, foretell a new story?
Randy Maniloff Posts
First Court Decision Post-ALI Restatement Adoption
by Randy Maniloff | Aug 22, 2018 | Liability Insurance
On August 9th a court issued what I believe to be the first decision addressing the ALI’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance post-adoption.
ALI Liability Insurance Restatement: Latest Happenings
by Randy Maniloff | Sep 6, 2017 | Liability Insurance
While ALI postponed the vote on final approval of its “Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” until May 2018, at least seven courts have not let the lack of a bow on it stop them from citing it. In a few instances, the Restatement was relevant in the court’s decision. Translation: there is good reason to become familiar with the Restatement, even if it’s not officially in the books.
The American Law Institute Postpones Final Vote On The Liability Insurance Restatement But That Hasn’t Stopped Six Courts From Already Citing It
by Randy Maniloff | Jul 11, 2017 | Liability Insurance
For those not closely following the ALI Liability Insurance Restatement, the project, and its process, can seem mysterious. This decision by the ALI, to delay the final vote, hardly solves this problem. So, what does all this mean?
ALI Liability Insurance Restatement – Final Approval Delayed: What It Means
by Randy Maniloff | May 25, 2017 | Liability Insurance
It had been expected by many that, after seven years of arduous work, The American Law Institute’s (ALI) “Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance” would be approved on Tuesday, May 23 at the Institute’s Annual Meeting at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, D.C. But, despite expectations, no white smoke bellowed from the luxury hotel’s chimney.