Our July Insurance Update is here. This is what we discuss.
“Hoosier” daddy? When a Little Daddy’s bouncer chased a drunk patron from Big Daddy’s parking lot, who knew it would lead to the Indiana Supreme Court...more
7/21/2022
/ Business Pursuits ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Duty to Defend ,
Earthquakes ,
Fracking ,
IN Supreme Court ,
Negligence ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Wells ,
OK Supreme Court ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Pollution Exclusion ,
Subrogation
Cases in our April Insurance Update address several questions:
•Are costs incurred to comply with a subpoena covered?
•What must an insured show to rebut the presumption of prejudice in a late notice situation?
•What...more
4/21/2022
/ Amtrak ,
Appellate Courts ,
Claims Made Policy ,
Class Action ,
D&O Insurance ,
Data Breach ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Misrepresentation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Pollution Liability Insurance ,
Prejudice ,
Property Damage ,
Retroactivity ,
Securities ,
Subpoenas ,
Target
Insurance coverage litigation often centers on the interpretation of specific terms and phrases in an insurance policy.
In our June Insurance Update:
The Illinois Supreme Court decides whether disclosure of biometric...more
6/24/2021
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Bodily Injury ,
Breach of Contract ,
CAN-SPAM Act ,
Class Action ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Forgery ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Opioid ,
Property Managers ,
TCPA ,
VIZIO ,
Wire Fraud
In our March Insurance Update, we discuss four state supreme court cases and four cybercrime cases.
The state high courts address:
•From whose perspective should a consent-to-settle provision be judged?
•What standard...more
3/18/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
AZ Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Executives ,
Data Breach ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Default Judgment ,
Duty to Defend ,
Email ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fire Insurance ,
Forgery ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Hackers ,
Homeowners ,
Independent Contractors ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurer Liability ,
KY Supreme Court ,
Mediation ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
MT Supreme Court ,
NE Supreme Court ,
Objective Standard ,
Phishing Scams ,
Property Damage ,
Reservation of Rights ,
Spoofing ,
State Farm ,
Stocks ,
Summary Judgment ,
Target ,
Texas ,
Wells Fargo ,
Wire Fraud
Here is what we cover in our December Insurance Update.
In a case of first impression, the Illinois Supreme Court construes a mechanical device exclusion in an auto policy.
A New Jersey federal judge considers whether...more
12/18/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Auto Insurance ,
Class Action ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Disparagement ,
Email ,
False Statements ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Lanham Act ,
Salmonella ,
Spoofing ,
Summary Judgment
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