In his Insurance Fraud column, Evan H. Krinick discusses a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 'AEI Life v. Lincoln Benefit Life Co.', which highlights the importance ...

On the one hand, "the incontestability clause serves the important function of encouraging buyers to purchase insurance with confidence that after the contestable period has passed they are assured of ...

In a previous Legal Update, we discussed how COVID-19 would likely provide a basis for claiming excusable nonuse of a trademark. A related issue is whether a pandemic-related interruption in use of a ...

Section 15 of the Lanham Act, subject to certain specified exceptions, provides that the right of an owner “to use [a] registered mark in commerce for the goods or services on or in connection with ...