A Raleigh jewelry store recently lost its bid to prove coverage, bad faith and punitive damages in a classic case of seemingly strong evidence but actually nothing-burger evidence. In Michael Borovsky Goldsmith, LLC v....more
Construction defect claims often include coverage disputes spiced with allegations of bad faith designed to turn up the heat on the insurer. The Fourth Circuit, in its review of one such recent North Carolina case, held while...more
Demonstrating that equitable estoppel can create genuine obstacles for insurers, the court in the Middle District of North Carolina denied a carrier relief to which it would have otherwise been entitled based upon the...more