Federal Court Crusades for Serial Comma, Holds No Coverage for Inflatable Beach Ball
When a festival-goer is injured by a flying beach ball, does a general liability insurer have to pay for any ensuing loss? Is the serial comma (sometimes referred to as the Oxford comma) dead? Both qWashington High Court Finds that Certificates of Insurance Can Create Coverage
Answering a certified question from the Ninth Circuit, the Washington Supreme Court issued a surprising decision, holding that certificates of insurance can create coverage despite express disclaimerFederal Judge Finds Mischievous Raccoons Incapable of Engaging in Vandalism or Malicious Mischief
A federal judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed a breach of contract and bad faith suit against an insurer by finding that a group of mischievous raccoons was incapable of committinInsurers’ Pre-Disclaimer Legal Privileges Against Disclosure Still Under Attack
Otsuka America, Inc. and Pharmavite LLC v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company[1] is the latest in what looks like ongoing erosion of an insureraEUR(TM)s right to rely on attorney-client pInsurers’ Pre-Disclaimer Legal Privileges Against Disclosure Still Under Attack
Otsuka America, Inc. and Pharmavite LLC v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company[1] is the latest in what looks like ongoing erosion of an insureraEUR(TM)s right to rely on attorney-client pUnreasonable Expectations: New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Commercial Insured’s Reliance Solely on Policy’s Declarations Page
Key Takeaways: New Jersey courts have been increasingly reluctant to extend the protections of the reasonable expectations doctrine to commercial insuredsIn addition to making the usual policyUnreasonable Expectations: New Jersey Appellate Court Rejects Commercial Insured’s Reliance Solely on Policy’s Declarations Page
Key Takeaways: New Jersey courts have been increasingly reluctant to extend the protections of the reasonable expectations doctrine to commercial insuredsIn addition to making the usual policyWashington State Supreme Court Holds That Insurance Adjusters Cannot Be Liable for Bad Faith
In a highly anticipated decision, the Supreme Court of Washington closed the door on statutory bad faith claims against insurer-employed adjusters. The case is Moun Keodalah and Aung Keodala v. AllstPart 3: Coverage Considerations Under CGL Policies for CCPA Violations
This blog post is our third in a multi-part series addressing what insurers need to know about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Imagine this: You own a successful string of sporting goIllinois Federal Court Refuses to Extend NY Insurance Law 3420 to Policy Not Issued or Delivered in New York
An Illinois federal district court in Frankenmuth Mutual Insurance Company v. The Hockey Cup, LLC held that an insurer was excused from its defense obligations due to late notice, since the court fouTexas Supreme Court Asked to Decide if Texas Recognizes Limited Exception to Eight-Corners Rule
In State Farm Lloyds v. Richards, the federal appellate court asked the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether Texas law recognizes a limited exception to the so-called eight-corners rule applied whenInsurer Entitled to Reimbursement for Defense Costs Prohibited by Statute
In October 2017, the California Attorney General (AG) filed a complaint against Adir, doing business as department store chain Curacao, and its CEO under the stateaEUR(TM)s Unfair Competition Law (UCNo Defense Owed to Insured for Mediation Involving Environmental Contamination
The Illinois Appellate Court recently held that the term aEURoesuitaEUR? in a commercial general liability policy does not include a pre-suit mediation between the insured and others over the alloSeventh Circuit Holds That Replacement Cost Coverage Requires Aesthetic Matching in Hailstorm Claim
In the latest entry of aEURoematchingaEUR? jurisprudence under first party property policies, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, acknowledging that jurisdictions have reached conflicting resultNo Privilege for Communications Between Insurance Adjuster and In-House Counsel
Courts around the country continue to refine the scope of the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine in the context of communications between an insurance company adjuster aNo Privilege for Communications Between Insurance Adjuster and In-House Counsel
Courts around the country continue to refine the scope of the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine in the context of communications between an insurance company adjuster aPart 2: Insurance Company Compliance with the CCPA as Businesses
This blog post is our second post in a multi-part series addressing what insurers need to know about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This post focuses on insurersaEUR(TM) compliance obligPart 2: Insurance Company Compliance with the CCPA as Businesses
This blog post is our second post in a multi-part series addressing what insurers need to know about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This post focuses on insurersaEUR(TM) compliance obligEleventh Circuit Holds that Referencing Sealed Documents Is Not Proper Notice
The Eleventh Circuit upheld a win for the insurer under a claims-made-and-reported policy in Crowley Mar. Corp. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 18-10953, 2019Meet The Experts
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