In a recent decision, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an insured’s failure to allege “direct physical loss or damage” to property was fatal to its COVID-19-related business interruption claim. Although...more
Long-standing Florida law recognized only two limited exceptions to the general rule prohibiting a third party from pursuing a legal malpractice claim against an attorney who was not in privity with the third party – a will...more
RealPage was the victim of a phishing scheme that resulted in the diversion of its client funds from the bank account of a third-party payment processer, Stripe Inc. In the ensuing insurance coverage litigation styled...more
In National Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Hampton, No. 19-17235 (9th Cir. Oct. 21, 2020), the Ninth Circuit held that a doctor’s guilty plea to the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance barred insurance...more
12/7/2020
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Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Policy Exclusions ,
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Willful Violations ,
Wrongful Death
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does the deluge of litigation stemming from property insurers’ denials of COVID-19 business interruption claims. Much of the debate between carriers and policyholders concerns whether...more
There have been more developments in Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. v. Conemaugh Health System Inc., the case brought by Ironshore, as excess carrier, to seek reimbursement of amounts paid in an underlying medical...more
In Cawthorn v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co., No. 18-12067 (11th Cir. Oct. 25, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Auto-Owners...more
11/25/2019
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Auto Insurance ,
Bad Faith ,
Car Accident ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Negligence ,
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Summary Judgment
In Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. v. Conemaugh Health Systems, Inc., No. 3:18-cv-153 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 28, 2019), the Western District of Pennsylvania refused to dismiss an excess carrier’s suit seeking reimbursement from its...more
In St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 16-12015 (11th Cir. May 29, 2018), a battle between excess and primary carriers, the Eleventh Circuit applied the so-called...more
They say a bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work. For Old White Charities, Inc., a non-profit that conducted a hole-in-one contest during the Greenbrier Classic Pro-Am golf tournament, this could not be...more