Last week was the final class for my students in Insurance Law 549 at Temple University Law School.  They begged me – pleaded, really --to continue it into the summer.  Believe me.  I thought they were going to riot if I didn’t.   And I told them I would, if it were up to me, but my hands were tied by pesky school rules.
        
For the final class it was my honor to have Doug Widin, of Reed Smith’s Philadelphia office, as a guest speaker.  Doug has been practicing coverage law for nearly 35 years – representing, initially, insurers and then, later, policyholders, in all manner of claims involving multiple types of policies, including property, crime, general liability, professional and managed care errors and omissions, directors and officers and numerous specialty liability policies.  Doug also counsels organizations with respect to the scope and terms and conditions of coverage for existing and proposed insurance programs.

Doug was a big hit with the students, discussing numerous practical issues, such as the importance of insurance in litigation, how policyholders approach coverage, the role of bad faith in a coverage disputes and independent counsel issues.