In Lydon v. T& N Ltd., 2015 WL 544970 (1st Cir. 2015), the First Circuit found in favor of T&N Limited, an asbestos manufacturer, effectively denying thousands of asbestos-related claims. Once
Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (“Munichâ€) provided reinsurance coverage to Everest National Insurance Co. (“Everestâ€) on workers compensation claims. Munich then sought r
In a decision handed down by the Supreme Court of Texas on Friday, the court determined that BP was not entitled to additional insured coverage under several insurance policies issued to Transocean by
In Cedar Bluff Townhome Condo. Ass’n v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, 2014 Minn. LEXIS 661 (Minn. Dec. 17, 2014), the Minnesota Supreme Court held that a property insurer was on the
The Tenth Circuit in Seneca Insurance Co. v. Western Claims, Inc., 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 24172 (10th Cir. Dec. 22, 2014), affirmed a district court’s decision to allow the discovery and admissio
At exactly 12:00 am on January 1, 2015, the New Year will be celebrate amidst ball drops and renditions of Auld Lang Syne. However, amidst the celebrations, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
In Dish Network Corp. v. Arrowood Indemnity Co., et al., D.C. No. 1:09-CV-00447-JLK-MEH (10th Cir. Nov. 25, 2014), the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment in fav
On October 10, 2014, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a professional liability insurance policy’s “misappropriation†sub-limit clause a
The Illinois Appellate Court recently modified and reissued an earlier ruling involving an insurer’s duty to defend and indemnify against an underlying TCPA lawsuit.  G.M. Sign, Inc. v. Stat
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank). After Americans quickly learned that financial institutions previo
This coverage dispute arose from a claim to recover the policyholder’s cost of repairing a site dewatering system. Glacier Construction Company (Glacier) had contracted with a municipal bod
The Sixth Circuit ruled sua sponte in Siding and Insulating, Inc. v. Acuity Mutual Insurance Co. (6th Cir. June 10, 2014), that the subject coverage dispute, which arose out of the settlement of an un
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In a lawsuit brought by a distribution and marketing company, the policyholder sought coverage for a lawsuit alleging that it sent “unwanted ‘junk’ faxes in violation of the [Teleph
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First it was Ponce de Leon and now it’s the ACA searching for the Fountain of Youth.  With 2014 here, implementation of the Affordable Care Act healthcare exchanges is underway.Â
An insurance coverage dispute has arisen in connection with litigation involving a robotic surgery medical device maker. A declaratory judgment action seeking rescission of product liability insurance
A lengthy rainstorm caused damage to three water basins designed to manage stormwater flow from buildings and parking lots near a shopping center. The increased flow of stormwater into the ground
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The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday that it would enter the fight over $750 million in insurance coverage for the catastrophic BP oil spill that occurred in April 201
Minnesota Lawyers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Baylor & Jackson, PLLC
(4th Cir. (Md.) June 27, 2013)
The Fourth Circuit recently held that a malpractice insurer was not obligated to defend or indemnify a la