In Berardi v. FMI Insurance Co., a panel of New Jersey’s Superior Court, Appellate Decision, affirmed a lower court’s ruling, which ordered a primary home insurer to defend its insured in a dog bite lawsuit, stemming from...more
2/21/2024
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Umbrella Policies
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling, which declared that North River Insurance Co. had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured in connection with a legal malpractice lawsuit....more
In Parrish v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., No. SC21-172 (Fla. 2023), the Supreme Court of Florida settled a conflict between two appellate courts, holding that a public adjuster, including the president of a public adjusting...more
A federal judge recently granted Nationwide’s motion for summary judgment, ruling that it had no duty to defend or indemnify a personal injury law firm and its founder in an underlying lawsuit alleging violations of North...more
A U.S. district judge ruled in a coverage dispute that an allegation that a company sold products in New Jersey is insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction in a related insurance coverage action. In Ohio Security...more
In Naabani Twin Stars, LLC v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co., the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. has no duty to cover damage that occurred when a building’s underlying...more
The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed that West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. has a duty to defend an insured under a business insurance policy against allegations that they violated the Illinois Biometric Information...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that insurers did not have to defend a construction company from the San Francisco 49ers’ claim that the company negligently failed to construct the NFL team’s stadium to be...more
In Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. NL Industries Inc., a New York Supreme Court recently ruled that paint maker NL Industries Inc. may seek insurance coverage for its almost $102 million share of a settlement,...more
Insurance companies typically incorporate intentional harm exclusions into their homeowners’ insurance policies, which allow them to deny coverage where the insured intentionally causes bodily injury or property damage....more