• Yankees Ent. & Sports Network, LLC v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-09
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Freeman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-3121

    District Court properly dismissed insurance coverage dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction where neither party was headquartered in Delaware and the underlying policy did not cover any property or loss in Delaware.

  • Genworth Fin., Inc. v. AIG Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-10-02
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kenneth H. Frnechman, Michelle R. Migdon, Orrie A. Levy, Samantha Smith, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Kelly E. Rowe, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE: Scott B. Schreiber, Arthur Luk, William C. Perdue, Samuel I. Ferenc, Matthew Bemis, Arnold & Porter Kay Scholer LLP, Washington, D.C.; John C. Phillips, David A. Biilson, Phillips McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Douglas M. Mangel, Michelle Beecy, Clyde & Co LLP, Washington, D.C.; Geoffrey W. Heineman, Jung H. Park, Ropers Majeski, PC, New York, NY; Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Matthew Beato, Jason Chronic, Jessica N. Gallinaro, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, D.C.; Karen H. Ventrell, CNA Corporate Litigation, Washington, D.C.; Scott A. Schechter, Matthew Mawby, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY; John G. Day, Bruce E. Jameson, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Alexis J. Rogoski, Edward C. Carleton, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLC, New York, NY; John L. Reed, DLA Piper (US), Wilmington, DE; Steven J. Brodie, Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL; Charles W. Stotter, Carlton Fields, P.A., New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-05-057 EMD CCLD

    Claim reserves and underwriting exclusions to professional liability insurance policy did not apply to underlying lawsuits by long-term care insurance policyholders alleging misrepresentations in the marketing and sale arising from the failure to disclose planned or expected premium increases.

  • Erie Ins. Exch. v. Erie Indem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Smith
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Neal R. Devlin, Aurora L. Hardin, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, Erie, PA; Steven B. Feirson, Michael H. McGinley, Dechert, Philadelphia, PA for appellant.
    for defendant: Edwin J. Kilpela, Jr., James LaMarca, Elizabeth Pollock-Avery, Lynch Carpenter, Pittsburgh, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 23-1053

    Court could not exercise jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act where action was filed in state court under procedural rules dissimilar from Rule 23 and where it could not qualify as a continuation of a prior action since that action was voluntarily dismissed.

  • Nat'l Amusements, Inc. v. Endurance Am. Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-16
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Fischer, Jennifer Wasson, Jacqueline Rogers, Carla Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE; David B. Godwin, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco, CA; Neema Sahni, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Mitchell F. Dolin, Jad H. Khazen, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael Busenkell, Gellert Scali Busenkell & Brown LLC, Wilmington, DE; Manuel Mungia, Jr., Matthew E. Pepping, and Chad W. Scheiber, Chasnoff Mungia Valkenaar Peppeing & Stribling LLP, San Antonio, TX; Carmella P. Keener, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, Isabel C. Naviera Lopez, Hangley Aronchik Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA; Christopher B. Chuff, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kevin F. Kieffer, Ryan C. Tuley, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Irvine CA; Ciaran B. Way, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Philadelphia, PA; Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber,d Arthur Luk, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-06-018 AML CCLD

    Court denied insureds' motion to dismiss counterclaim asserting applicability of interrelated claims exclusion in D&O liability policy as the record was insufficient to conclusively determine that present underlying litigation was in no way related to prior litigation against insureds.

  • Harman Int'l Indus. Inc. v. Illinois Nat'l Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-05-09
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Electronics | Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jennifer C. Wasson, Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Robin L. Cohen, Lorrie A. Levy, Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Kurt M. Heyman, Aaron M. Nelson, Kelly E. Rowe, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Alexander S. Lorenzo, Alston & Bird LLP, New York, NY: Robert J. Katzenstein, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Neal M. Glazer, London Fischer LLP, New York, NY; Cara T. Duffield, Wiley Rein LLP, Washington, DC for defendants.

    Case Number: N22C-05-098 PRW CCLD

    Court declined to resolve directors and officers policy coverage dispute via motion where the record was insufficient to determine whether underlying transaction and resulting securities lawsuit settlement fell within the scope of the D&O policy's exclusion.

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  • PVP Aston, LLC v. Fin. Structures Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-18
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Christopher P. Simon, Michael L. Vild, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Michael W. Teichman, Kashif I Chowdhry; Kyle F. Dukle, Parkowski, Guerke & Swayze, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jeffrey D. Brooks, Tanisha L. Massie, Morrison Cohen LLP, New York, NY defendants.

    Case Number: N21C-09-095 AML CCLD

    Court dismissed declaratory judgment claim where plaintiffs' arguments in support had already been rejected by courts in other states in actions involving the parties, thereby invoking the doctrine of collateral estoppel.

  • Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Cocrystal Pharma, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Biotechnology | Insurance
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Ambro
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Houston, TX; Peter M. Gillon, Jesse N. Vazquez, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman, Washington DC; Brandon R. Harper, Carla M. Jones, Jennifer C. Wasson, Potter Anderson & Corroon, Wilmington, DE for appellant.
    for defendant: Robert L. Ebby, Ronald P. Schiller, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: 22-2242

    The court reversed the holding of the District Court that found a SEC investigation did not trigger coverage under a director and officer liability insurance policy.

  • Wilmington Trust Nat'l Ass'n v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harry S. Davis, Robert E. Griffin, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY 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: N18C-07-289

    Courts had to conduct fault-based analysis evaluating the parties' knowledge or inquiry notice of the illegality of life insurance policies ultimately deemed to be stranger originated life insurance policies when determining whether to order disgorgement of paid premiums or allow the insurer to retain the premiums.

  • Evanston Ins. Co. v. Sea Light Design-Build, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Joseph Hrubiec, McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Wilmington, DE; April T. Villaverde, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Edison, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Danielle K. Yearick, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 1:20-cv-01685-SB

    Where injured worker's complaint supported inference that he was either working for defendant as an employee or subcontractor, plaintiff insurer owed no duty to provide coverage to defendant for the worker's injury lawsuit pursuant to the policy's employee/subcontractor exclusions.

  • 300 W 22 Realty, LLC v. Strathmore Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas M. Insua, Princeton, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Robinson & Cole LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory P. Varga, Jonathan E. Small, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT for defendant.

    Case Number: N22C-03-147 MMJ CCLD

    Court lacked personal jurisdiction over New York insurer which had issued policy through a New York broker to insure property located in New York City.