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Will Amendment to Rule 702 Affect Property Insurance Coverage Litigation?

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In most property insurance coverage litigation, the parties engage experts to elucidate the issues in the case. This is particularly true when there are multiple causes of loss, covered and not covered, that combine to cause...more

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Cyber Rulings Aren't Helping COVID Biz Interruption Cases

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Along with seeking to analogize COVID-19 physical loss or damage to that in the fumes or contaminants context, policyholders are now also attempting to rely on cases discussing the bounds of physical loss or damage in the...more

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Fifth Circuit Holds That Ensuing Loss Provision of Builders’ Risk Policy Requires Two Separate Events to Qualify for the...

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In Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, No. 19-20216 (August 3, 2020), the Fifth Circuit determined that Liberty Mutual’s policy does not cover a construction company’s claim for window...more

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The Insurance Industry Anticipated a Pandemic from a virus like Covid-19 more than a decade ago.

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For businesses that were shut down by COVID-19 a common question is whether there is coverage for business interruption. In New York, the answer is no. This should be the answer nationwide. Coverage for business interruption...more

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COVID-19 Ruling Serves as Cautionary Tale for Policyholders to Satisfy Pleading Requirements

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The Situation: This month, a Michigan state trial court dismissed the COVID-19-related business interruption coverage lawsuit filed by two policyholder restaurants on the pleadings, finding that they had failed to allege any...more

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Civil Authority Coverage For Coronavirus Claims

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As more and more businesses seek coverage for the loss of income arising from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, one of the key issues in determining whether there is coverage under commercial property insurance policies...more

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Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020: Proposed Legislation in Response to COVID-19

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government is taking steps to address the economic concerns of businesses across the nation through the proposal of legislation entitled the Pandemic Risk Insurance...more

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OnRisk: Business Interruption Insurance for Hurricane Losses

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In this episode of OnRisk, K&L Gates attorneys John Sylvester and Paul Fuener discuss business interruption insurance for hurricane losses, highlighting important steps that policyholders can take to protect their interests...more

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Businesses Hunt for Coverage for Hurricane Harvey Flooding

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Many in the Houston area are keenly aware of the devastating impact the rain from Hurricane Harvey had on the region. There are countless stories of residents and business owners who had never flooded that are now living...more

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Rebuilding After Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: Recovery Through Tax Deductions

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It is estimated that less than 20% of those affected by Hurricane Harvey, and a week later Hurricane Irma, had flood insurance. Home owner’s and renter’s insurance policies exclude damage caused by floods. Those affected...more

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What Constitutes ‘Physical Loss’ for Property Insurance?

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In determining whether a property insurance policy responds to a loss, the fundamental, threshold question to be answered is whether or not the policyholder sustained “physical loss or damage” to insured property. In the...more

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Eastern District of Pennsylvania Denies Bad Faith Claim in Homeowner’s Policy Dispute

White v. Metro. Direct Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co., Civ. A. No. 13-434 (E.D. Pa. July 29, 2014) - Eastern District of Pennsylvania enters summary judgment for the insurer on statutory bad faith claim in coverage dispute...more

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Pennsylvania Court Addresses What Is a Coverage Dispute for Appraisal Purposes

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Last month, a Pennsylvania federal court rejected the notion that a dispute over whether an admittedly covered occurrence necessitated repair of certain discrete portions of the damaged structure was a coverage dispute,...more

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California Court: An Insurance Claim for Feng Shui Is Not Harmonious Qi

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Feng shui is a Chinese philosophical system that supposedly orients buildings and their contents in an auspicious manner. Last month in Patel v. American Economy Ins. Co., — F.Supp.2d —, 2014 WL 1862211 (N.D. Cal., May 8,...more

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