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  • GEICO Gen. Ins. Co. v. Green

    Publication Date: 2022-04-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul A. Bradley, Stephanie A. Fox, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE; Laura A. Cellucci, Joshua F. Kahn, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, MD; George M. Church, Cockeysville, MD; Meloney Perry, Perry Law P.C., Dallas, TX; for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Richard H. Cross, Christopher P. Simon, Michael L. Vild, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69791

    The court found the plaintiffs did not prove breach of contract or bad faith breach of contract because the contract was silent on the process to be used to evaluate claims of medical expense.

  • N. Am. Leasing, Inc. v. NASDI Holdings, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-04-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Vaughn
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Joseph B. Cicero, Paul D. Brown, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark L. McAlpine, Douglas W. Eyre, McAlpine PC, Auburn Hills, MI for appellants.
    for defendant: Brian C. Ralston, Mathew A. Golden, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael Dockterman, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Chicago, IL for appellees.
    Case Number: D69792

    The court held that notice of indemnification claims was not time-barred, that defendants waived their affirmative defense of set-off/recoupment by not raising it in response to plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, and there was no error in barring proof of set-off because the affirmative defense had been waived previously.

  • Amtrust Fin. Serv., Inc. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-12
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Matthew G. Jeweler, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69777

    The court held that plaintiff's complaint sufficiently pled that defense costs were covered by defendant excess insurer.

  • MPM Holdings Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Bernard P. Bell, Tab R. Turano, Miller Friel PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE; Angelo G. Savino, Rafael Rivera, Jr., Cozen O'Connor, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D69762

    The court held that the subject appraisal action was not a claim for a wrongful act such that the insurer was not obligated to provide coverage or reimburse defense costs.

  • First Solar, Inc. v. Nat'l Union First Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA

    Publication Date: 2022-03-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Adam S. Ziffer, Meredith Elkins, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & Mckenna LLP, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber, Arthur Luk, Omomah Abebe, Kolya D. Glick, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.; John C. Phillips, Jr., David A. Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Charles C. Lemley, Kim Melvin, Anna Schaffner, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C. for appellees.
    Case Number: D69760

    The court agreed with the lower court that plaintiff's claim was excluded from coverage but held that whether a claim related back to an earlier claim was decided by the language of the policy, not the generic fundamentally identical standard used by the lower court.

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  • Commerce Assoc., LP v. Hanover Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-08
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paul D. Sunshine, Reger Rizzo & Darnell, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James L.Griffith, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnell, LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: William A. Crawford, Franklin & Prokopik, Newark, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69735

    The court held that plaintiff LP was an insured under the policy entered into by the condominium council because a director of the LP was a member of the council.

  • Monzo v. Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-08
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Eric K. Monzo, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Louis J. Rizzo, Jr., Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69708

    Motion to amend to add bad faith claim denied as futile where the parties had engaged in good faith litigation about the availability of coverage under the policy.

  • Benefytt Tech. Inc. v. Capitol Specialty Ins. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: E-Commerce | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Patricia A Winston, Morris James LLP, Wilmington, DE; Timothy Jay Houseal, Jennifer M. Kinkus, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; John C. Phillips, Jr., David Bilson, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Joanna J. Cline, Emily L. Wheatley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendants.
    Case Number: D69682

    The court held that there was an actual controversy that was ripe for adjudication between plaintiff and defendant insurance company.

  • Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. v. XL Ins. Am., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-12-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Goodwin, Christine S. Haskett, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA for appellant.
    for defendant: Matthew Denn, Kelly Freund, John L. Reed, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Rachel A.H. Horton, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA; Aidan M. McCormack, DLA Piper (US), New York, NY for appellee.
    Case Number: D69658

    The court held that the Superior Court erred when it ruled that post-judgment interest and pre-judgment interest should be calculated using the same rate.

  • Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2021-09-29
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan R. Lander, Elise A. Yablonski, Tiffany M. Woo, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman, Michael A. Laukaitis, II, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael F. Perlis, Richard R. Johnson, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Woodland Hills, CA; Sebastian Quitmeyer, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, New York, NY; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Isabel C. Naviera López, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for defendants.
    Case Number: D69552

    The court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, because defendant insurers were obligated to provide insurance coverage even though third parties provided some of the funds to pay plaintiffs' settlement.