In this space alone, there has been a plethora of cases in which coverage was denied based upon an assault and battery exclusion of a commercial general liability (CGL) policy. Recently, in a per curium opinion, the Court of...more
Any regular reader has seen a number of articles here regarding assault and/or battery exclusions of insurance policies. These exclusions are commonly part of commercial general liability (“CGL”) and liquor liability...more
2017 is steadily becoming the year of the assault in South Carolina. Founders Insurance Company v. John Hamilton a/k/a Jim Hamilton, individually and d/b/a Aces High Club, Aces High Club and Kenneth Weatherford, 2017 WL...more
Jesse Bass was a guest at Henry’s Sports Bar in December 2012, when the bouncer struck him in the head with such force that he was knocked unconscious and suffered serious brain injury. Bass brought an action against Henry’s,...more