Mental state, in some form, is the common theme running through our first three cases this month.
The Fifth Circuit decides whether directors and officers of an ice cream company, accused of breaching their fiduciary...more
8/22/2023
/ Assault ,
Bodily Injury ,
Breach of Duty ,
Duty to Defend ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Listeria ,
Mental Health ,
No-Fault Insurance ,
OH Supreme Court ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
Subpoenas
Coverage disputes often center on whether the policy language is clear. Under the rules of contract construction, unambiguous language in an insurance policy must be given its plain and ordinary meaning. Sometimes,...more
Texas practitioners can add a new term to their legal vocabulary: “the Monroe exception.” The Texas Supreme Court has finally weighed in on whether to create an exception to the eight corners rule when determining if an...more
3/22/2022
/ ASIC ,
Assault ,
Bodily Injury ,
Collusion ,
Confidential Information ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Duty to Defend ,
Evidence ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Fire Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Malware ,
No Contest Clause ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Reservation of Rights ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trademark Infringement ,
TX Supreme Court
Appellate courts have been busy the last few weeks deciding a wide swath of insurance issues.
The Eighth Circuit became the first federal appellate court to weigh in on pandemic-related business interruption claims. ...more
7/20/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Arson ,
Assault ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Bad Faith ,
Business Interruption ,
Business Losses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Duty to Defend ,
Elder Abuse ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
Insurance Industry ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
KY Supreme Court ,
Living Trust ,
MSHA ,
Pollution Exclusion ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
WI Supreme Court
We bring you our July Insurance Update.
Perhaps the biggest news this month comes out of Michigan.
At a Zoom hearing on July 1, a Michigan Circuit Court judge became the first to hand down a decision on whether business...more
7/16/2020
/ Abatement ,
Appellate Courts ,
Assault ,
Bodily Injury ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
DPPA ,
Faulty Workmanship ,
Garnishment ,
Marketing ,
MI Supreme Court ,
Personal Data ,
Pesticides ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recycling ,
Subcontractors ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks ,
Umbrella Policies ,
Wal-Mart ,
Waste Disposal