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Insurers, Commercial Policyholders Anxiously Await Ohio Indemnification Ruling in Lead Paint Case
October 27, 2023 | Developments
"My amici clients, who are manufacturers, are concerned about whether manufacturers will receive the tort liability insurance coverage that they paid substantial premium for and that they expected," said Sherilyn Pastor, an insurance recovery partner at McCarter & English in Newark, New Jersey, who authored the amicus brief on behalf of the Product Liability Council and the National Association of Manufacturers.
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Delaware Clarifies Conditions Required for Holding Minimum Capital and Surplus In a Brokerage Account
October 24, 2023 | Developments
They are allowed if certain conditions are met.
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Recent Developments In D&O Claims
September 19, 2023 | Developments
This article summarizes many of the more important recent legal developments involving D&O claims. During these uncertain times, it is especially important for those who advise and insure directors and officers to carefully monitor and react to these and other developments.
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Hinton v. Interstate Guaranty Insurance Co.
July 18, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The Supreme Court of Georgia debated whether a farm tractor can be an uninsured motor vehicle for purposes of the uninsured motorist statute after the tractor had a collision with another vehicle on a public highway.
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Merck & Co. v. Ace Am. Ins. Co.
May 08, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The New Jersey Appellate Division concluded that an insurance policy exclusion for "hostile/warlike action" did not include a cyberattack on a nonmilitary company, regardless of whether that attack was from a private actor or a government or sovereign power.
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Buchholz v. Crestbrook Ins. Co.
April 28, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
Although Crestbrook covered many of the Bucholzes' losses, it denied a generalized claim for mold growing in their walls and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.
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Franks v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
April 25, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The policyholders claimed they should have been offered another opportunity to waive stacking for UM/UIM coverage when they removed a vehicle from their auto policy.
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John Moriarty & Associates, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
April 21, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts reversed the dismissal of claims against an insurance company after it admitted it had a duty to defend its insured in an underlying matter but refused to do so, remanding its insured's allegations of breach of contract and unfair or deceptive practices.
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Gaudett v. Bridgeport Police Department
April 17, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The Appellate Court of Connecticut had to decide whether a former police chief's promotion to that position constituted a "new hire date" for workers compensation purposes.
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Dorchester Mutual Insurance Company v. Krusell
March 28, 2023 | Cases|Developments|Expert Analysis
The question before the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts was whether a personal injury suit arising out of a single push by an insured was "abuse" within the meaning of the abuse and molestation exclusion in the insured's homeowners policy.
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