Blogs from the ILC Advisory Board: New Jersey Supreme Court Cites New...
By Jeffery Thomas, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at the University of Missouri - Kansas City Just a few days ago, the New Jersey Supreme Court cited the New Appleman on...
View ArticleBlogs from the ILC Advisory Board: Richards v. Sequoia Insurance Co.:...
By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton In Richards v. Sequoia Insurance Co.,[1] insured attorneys, who were instructed to arrange for their own defense pending Sequoia's coverage decision,...
View ArticleThe Winners: The Insurance Law Community's Top Blogs for 2011
Insurance Law Community's Top Insurance Blogs 2011 Honorees After some very careful review and a great deal of deliberation, the LexisNexis Insurance Law Community has selected its Top Insurance Blogs...
View ArticleDebriefing for the 24th Annual International PLUS Conference
By Carrie E. Cope, Shareholder, Schuyler Roche & Crisham, P.C. The colorful waterfront and temperate climate of San Diego, California was a welcome backdrop for the 24th Annual International...
View ArticleSNR Denton on Seventh Circuit Holds That Where Policy Language Was Not Clear,...
By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Ordinarily, when a liability policy has a self-insured retention ("SIR"), the insurer's duty to defend does not attach until the SIR is exhausted. But, in...
View ArticleSutherland Legal Alert: New York State Senate Passes Domestic Excess Lines Bill
By John Pruitt and Justin Kitchens, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP The New York State Senate has passed a bill authorizing the formation and licensing of New York domestic excess lines insurance...
View ArticleOregon Federal Court Holds No Duty to Pay Insured’s Appellate Costs
Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in City of Medford v. Argonaut Ins. Group, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
View ArticleDuty to Settle Requires a Willing Plaintiff – No “Bad Faith” Failure to Settle
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant In March I posted an article on the need to put a stake through the heart of the tort of bad faith
View ArticleWisconsin Appeals Court Puts The End In Defend: Insurer Can Settle The Only...
Randy J. Maniloff, White and Williams, LLP Overture, curtain, lights!This is it. We'll hit the heights!And oh, what heights we'll hit!On with the show, this is it! Consider this - An insurer is...
View ArticleDLA Piper: Even In the Absence of a Demand, Do Insurers Have Duty to Pursue...
By Joseph G. Finnerty III and Aidan M. McCormack, Partners, DLA Piper Confounding most observers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
View ArticleMassachusetts Court Holds No Coverage for Withheld Employee Tips
Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Berkshire-Cranwell Limited Partnership v. Tokio Marine & Nichido
View ArticleNevada Supreme Court Rejects Use of Constructive Notice for Claims Made and...
By Andrew B. Downs, Shareholder, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC Court enforces plain language of Professional Liability Policy issued to Dentist In a well-reasoned and lucid opinion, the Nevada Supreme...
View ArticleKeller and Heckman LLP – Product Contamination Insurance: South Dakota...
Hot Stuff Foods v. Houston Casualty Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 92900 (D.S.D. July 5, 2012)
View ArticleDuane Morris: Key Ruling for Insurance Companies in Equitable Subrogation...
In QBE Insurance Corporation v. Jorda Enterprises (Free Download), Judge Alan Gold of the
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court Issues Long-Awaited Allocation Decision: Adopts The...
By Randy J. Maniloff, White and Williams, LLP What do you call it when parties in California can get together and settle a trigger and allocation case? A Montruce. That
View ArticleThe Right to Stack UM Coverage Can Be Waived
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant People who insure their cars in Pennsylvania have the right to stack coverages for uninsured motorist ("UM") or underinsured motorist ("UIM") coverages if...
View Article11th Circuit Holds Pollution Exclusion Applies to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Pursley, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 17437
View ArticleWebinar: ABA Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries –...
On October 30, the ABA Forum Committee on Entertainment and Sports Industries will present an informative webinar on Insurance and Risk Allocation in the Entertainment and Sports Industries: Hot Topics...
View ArticleLeaking Like Progres-sieve?: What’s Next For Insurers After The UIM Claim...
By Randy J. Maniloff, White and Williams, LLP Will More Money Now, Err, Flo? In my house, if my wife says something, and her mother agrees, then it is a fact. I could dig up Aristotle and even he...
View ArticleNo Coverage For Participant In Drag Race
By Barry Zalma, Attorney and Consultant "Chutzpah" - Filing Suit for Speed Contest Injuries The danger of operating a motor vehicle in a race on city streets is obvious and well known. No insurer...
View Article“Slam Dunk” Liability Defense Does Not Abrogate Duty to Defend
By Jill Berkeley, Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP In
View ArticleClass Action Certified for Lender Requiring More Flood Insurance
THE MISCHIEVIOUS CLASS ACTION Home mortgage lenders are always concerned that their security is appropriately protected by insurance. As a result, by the terms and conditions, of the mortgage the...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Affirms Rescission of Professional Liability Policy
In its recent decision in Tudor Ins. Co. v. Hellickson Real Estate, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 19904 (9th Cir. Sept. 21, 2012), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying Washington...
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