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Publication Date: 2023-02-14
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance | Real Estate
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Butler
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Brian T. McNelis, Young & McNellis, Dover, DE for defendant.
Case Number: N21C-06-006 CEB
The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment finding that plaintiff insurer could not bring a subrogation claim against defendant renter whose rent payments contributed to the apartment complex's insurance premium.
Publication Date: 2023-01-24
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Consulting | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brett D. Fallon, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Warren E. Gluck, Richard A. Bixter, Jr., Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
for defendant: R. Craig Martin, Amy Evans, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Ellen E. Dew, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Aidan M. McCormack, R. Brian Seibert, Steven M. Rosato, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY for defendants.
Case Number: 2019-0431-JTL
Litigation against distressed insurer stayed in favor of ongoing rehabilitation proceedings in another state, but basis for stay did not apply to insurer's separate, wholly-owned management consultant company.
Publication Date: 2022-12-20
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Justice Primos
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas H. Rodriguez, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Krista E. Shevlin, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP, New Castle, DE for defendant.
Case Number: K22C-07-005 NEP
Uninsured motorist coverage did not apply in an accident caused by a horse-drawn buggy, since it was not a "motor vehicle" as it was not self-propelled by an internal combustion engine.
Publication Date: 2022-11-22
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Davis
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Kelleher, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: David P. Primack, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric A. Biderman, James M. Westerlind, Julius A. Rousseau Arent Fox LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: N20C-05-144 EMD CCLD
The court granted plaintiff estate's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that defendant corporation was not entitled to collect decedent's life insurance proceeds because under 18 Del. C. §2704, the insurance policy was void due to lack of an insurable interest.
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Bibas
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel R. Miller, Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Daniel A. Cohen, Jim Walden, Tricia R. Lyons, Walden Macht & Haran LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
for defendant: Megan Ward Cascio, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Julius A. Rousseau, III, Andrew Dykens, ArentFox Schiff LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: 1:18-cv-02002-SB
Estate could recover death benefit from a stranger-oriented life insurance policy taken out on the life of decedent where the policy was funded by a non-recourse loan, decedent had no need for life insurance and procured the policy as a wagering contract, and the recipient of the benefit was knowingly involved in the fraud to procure the policy.
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Publication Date: 2022-09-13
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge McKee
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Case Number: 21-1947
Insurer was not required by Delaware law to demonstrate prejudice in denying untimely claim for coverage under claims-made policy that lacked express language extending coverage to any claims that were reported during renewal terms.
Publication Date: 2022-09-06
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew S. Dupre, Steven P. Wood, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Kelleher, Brian D. Burack, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
Case Number: D69943
Entitlement to return of paid premiums on a void ab initio life insurance policy was dependent on the policy owner's culpability and notice of the invalidity of the policy.
Publication Date: 2022-08-30
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garret Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Shuster, Daniel M. Sullivan, Blair E. Kaminsky, Daniel K. Phillips, Daniel M. Horowitz, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Susan Koehler Sullivan, Clyde & Co LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert M. Magino, Clyde & Co LLP, Morristown, NJ for plaintiffs.
for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, James E. Fitzmaurice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Zachary J. Schnapp, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk Pasich, Nathan M. Davis, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jeffrey L. Schulman, Peter A. Halprin, Pasich LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
Case Number: D69940
Court applied overwhelming hardship standard to motion to dismiss or stay for forum non conveniens where there was no evidence of a "race to the courthouse" by the parties such that their cases could be deemed contemporaneously filed and where there was no indication that plaintiffs had engaged in improper forum shopping.
Publication Date: 2022-07-12
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Chancellor Wharton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: Tiffany Geyer Lydon, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; David T. McDowell, Robert P. Debelak, Avi Moshenberg, Mcdowell & Heatherington LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
Case Number: D69881
Laches barred life insurance contract reformation claim where defendant insurer had expressly stated years prior that it intended to rely on an interpretation of the policy contrary to the parties' previous understanding.
Publication Date: 2022-06-07
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Traynor
Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ginger D. Anders, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., Brendan B. Gants, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Samuel O. Patmore, Jenea M. Reed, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. for appellants.
for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Gregory J. Star, Michael L. Miller, Joseph M. Kelleher, Cozen O’Connor P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
Case Number: D69841
Bona fide purchaser or securities intermediary could not assert UCC defenses to estate's claim to recover death benefit from stranger-originated life insurance policy since Delaware public policy precluded any party from profiting off an illegal wager on human life.
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