In Sanders v. The Phoenix Insurance Co. (1st Cir. Dec. 7, 2016), the First Circuit held that a homeowner’s insurance company had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, a divorce attorney,
Rass Corporation v. The Travelers Companies, Inc., No. 15-P-358, 2016 Mass. App. LEXIS 163 (Nov. 10, 2016), represents a continuation of Massachusetts law in the context of an insurer’s duty to
Rass Corporation v. The Travelers Companies, Inc., No. 15-P-358, 2016 Mass. App. LEXIS 163 (Nov. 10, 2016), represents a continuation of Massachusetts law in the context of an insurer’s duty to
When a complaint specifically denies that the plaintiff is seeking damages covered by an insurance policy, it seems logical that the insurer would not have a duty to defend. However, taking a very bro
In Charter Oak Insurance Company v. Maglio Fresh Foods, No. 14-4094, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 19268 (3d Cir. Nov. 4, 2015), the Third Circuit held that because the underlying lawsuit did not present a cov
On a certified question from the Hawaiian federal district court, the Hawaiian Supreme Court allowed an excess insurer to sue a primary insurer for bad faith. The case, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insura
Another health insurer has fallen victim to hackers. Premera Blue Cross suffered a breach that may have affected upwards of 11 million consumers. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (Ã
In West Trend, Inc. v. AMCO Insurance Co., No. CV 14-06872-RGK (PLAx), 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6807 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 9, 2015), the Central District of California granted summary judgment in favor of West
With 2014 wrapping up, attention is quickly turning to the benefits enrollment period for 2015 including enrollment for health insurance. A new survey out by Towers Watson, the National Business G
Three health care providers were forced to pay a judgment for defrauding an insurance company of millions of dollars. A Texas Federal Judge found that the defendant health care providers were wrongful
Thursday, July 3, the United States Supreme Court granted an application for injunction pending appeal by Wheaton College, overriding its requirements for exemption from the contraceptive mandate unde
The recent cyber attack against Target stands as one of the largest and most public cyber attacks in history. Prior to December 2013, that unfortunate distinction may have belonged to Sony which, in 2
In this matter, plaintiffs purchased a building from seller-defendants who failed to disclose the building’s heating ducts likely contained asbestos. The plaintiffs eventually lost the buil
The plaintiff-insured, Lyons Salt Company, is a Kansas corporation that owns and operates a massive salt mine in Lyons, Kansas. B.S.C. Holding, Inc. is the sole shareholder of Lyons Salt. The def
Arrowood Indemnity Co. v. The Lubrizol Corporation, et. al.,ÂÂ
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division, March 30, 2013
The defendant, The Lubrizol Corporati
By Priya Cherian Huskins of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co.
What steps should you take when leaving a board to ensure that you remain protected?
I get this question a lot, and it makes sense: most dir
By Alan Jampol, Esq. of Jampol Zimet LLPÂÂ
In 1975, a California appellate court delivered a nasty shock to the title insurance industry in California and elsewhere by reminding title insurers, w