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Summary Judgment Notice Prejudice Rule

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

3 Lessons For Calif. Insureds From Late-Notice Rule Decision

In Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Insurance Company, the California Supreme Court resolved two previously open questions in insurance law: (1) it concluded that the notice-prejudice rule is a fundamental public policy of...more

Cozen O'Connor

New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Strict Enforcement of Notice Provisions in Claims Made Policies

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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently revisited its earlier decision in Zuckerman v. National Union Fire Insurance Fire Insurance Co., 100 N.J. 304, 495 A.2d 395 (1985) and upheld the strict enforcement of notice and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Policyholders Beware: Failure to Give Timely Notice, as Soon as Practicable During a Claims-Made Policy's Effective Dates or...

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that an insurer may disclaim coverage without showing it was prejudiced by a policyholder’s failure to comply with a claims-made policy’s notice provision. In Templo Fuente De...more

Cozen O'Connor

SDNY Predicts California Would Adopt Bad Faith Exception to Notice-Prejudice Rule

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Introduction - The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York recently granted, in part, a reinsurer’s motion for summary judgment on a late notice defense, but ruled the issue of whether a reinsurer was...more

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