Passengers Were “Using” Vehicle in Accident and May Recover under Policy
What happens when a car containing several passengers is involved in an accident and the driver of the other car is uninsured? Are the passengers entitled…
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What happens when a car containing several passengers is involved in an accident and the driver of the other car is uninsured? Are the passengers entitled…
In 2007, in Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Scott, 486 F.3d 418 (8th Cir.2007), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that an insured’s…
Petco Animal Supplies Stores, Inc., sold an aquarium tank heater to Medtronic. According to Medtronic, the heater was faulty, caught fire, and caused nearly…
Homeowners frequently file insurance claims for damage that they claim was caused by a storm. If the loss resulted, however, from poor workmanship or wear…
Mid-Century Insurance Company and Farmers Insurance Company sought a judgment (the “DJ Action”) that they had no duty to defend or indemnify…
Joel and Evelyn Hirschhorn alleged that their vacation home became uninhabitable and unsaleable as a result of the accumulation of bat guano between the…
Director Esq. Steven A. Meyerowitz
Welcome!By Steven A. MeyerowitzSteven A. Meyerowitz, who can be reached at [email protected], is the Editor-in-Chief of the Insurance Coverage Law…
In this case, as the Minnesota Court of Appeals explained, Mark Kohout defaulted on a loan secured by a mortgage on his home in Litchfield, Minnesota.…
The rules governing application of the policy provisions in a standard occurrence-based commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy in the…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a district court decision dismissing a putative class action in which the plaintiffs alleged…
Robin Taylor Symons
Robin Taylor Symons is the co-managing partner of the Miami office of Gordon & Rees LLP and a member of the firm’s Labor and Employment, Insurance,…
Joseph G. Davis Richard Mancino
Richard Mancino, a partner in the litigation department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in New York, specializes in corporate and commercial litigation.…
If a professional liability insurer hears troublesome news stories about a dentist, can a patient with a judgment against the dentist argue that those…
The RulingThe court observed that coverage only was afforded to claims arising from wrongful acts that occurred while an insured was performing or failing…
The Rhode Island Supreme Court recently was asked to decide how to – and whether – to apply an assault and/or battery exclusion in a commercial…
An insurer’s right to defend its insured generally includes the authority to select the attorney who will defend the claim and to make other decisions…
A jury verdict against an insured in a case where insurance coverage is at issue is not necessarily the end of the case – in fact, in many instances,…
The business use exception in commercial automobile insurance policies generally provides that the policies do not apply to:“Bodily injury”…
An exception to the “eight corners” rule of insurance contract interpretation led the U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s…
Courts have described business enterprise exclusions in lawyer professional liability insurance policies as having two purposes: to prevent collusive suits…
It is the rare criminal conviction for insurance fraud that reaches an appellate court, but a recent case illustrates the kinds of evidence that can help…
Under the majority rule, a “no-transfer” provision in an insurance contract is generally valid with respect to transfers that were made prior…
A fire took place at the insureds’ home but their insurer refused to pay a portion of the claim on the ground that the insureds were complicit in…
After his home was burglarized in January 2008, Ricardo White filed a claim under the homeowner’s insurance policy he had purchased from State Farm…
On September 10, 2007, a New Jersey law, N.J.S.A. 17:28–1.1(f) (the “Amendment”), took effect and essentially prohibited the use of “step-down”…
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 10(b)(2), if an appellant intends to urge on appeal that a finding or conclusion is unsupported by the…
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has analyzed whether an employee driving his own car was entitled to coverage for an accident under his employer’s…
In February 2008, an employee of Debbie’s Flag Car Service was involved in an accident while driving the escort car for an oversized load transported…
Title insurance policies typically contain a widely-used endorsement known as the American Land Title Association 9 Endorsement (the “ALTA 9 Endorsement”).…
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