Coverage Issues Arising Out of Assault and Battery Claims
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 288: Listen and Learn -- Assault and Battery (Torts)
Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 103: Listen and Learn –- Assault and Battery
Compliance Perspectives: Healthcare Compliance at the Border
Examining the Applicability of Liability Policy Exclusions to Shooting Incident-Related Claims - Shootings, both on an individual and large-scale level, have become a growing reality in the United States in recent years. In...more
In Dorchester Mutual Insurance Co. v. Miville, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts discussed the basis for its reversal of the Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Dorchester Mutual based on its...more
When the term “vehicular assault” is brought to attention, many individuals picture someone intentionally hurting or killing someone with their vehicle in their minds. However, more often than not, vehicular assault and...more
The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled that, under Minnesota law, guardians are immune from liability for negligently performing their duty to provide care for a person subject to guardianship. The opinion continues the...more
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
Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other felony charges filed against paramedics in a Denver suburb will provide the public with a queasy close up look at not only the stresses weighing on medical first...more
As a special Halloween Treat, we look at a recent Motion to Dismiss ruling by Judge Doumar. The facts are colorful. An unidentified SeaWorld employee, dressed as a clown, was working at the Howl-O-Scream event at Busch...more
In a recent case, a seventh grade boy was written up by his teacher because she saw him selling candy in class. The student told an assistant principal that he had hidden the candy in the bottom of a garbage can, and a later...more
In a highly publicized incident during the 2016 presidential election, a Trump campaign staff worker claimed that the North Carolina campaign director threatened him with a pistol on the way to a campaign event. The worker...more
Would you punch Johnny Depp in the face for $100,000? “City of Lies” location manager Gregg “Rocky” Brooks had the chance after Depp allegedly punched Brooks in the ribs twice and demanded he punch Depp back in the face for...more
A Louisiana appellate court has ruled an employee may sue her employer for negligence for injuries sustained on the job when the injuries resulted from a dispute that began outside of work. The case is particularly...more
On March 13, 2017, the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, rejected the argument that an insurer does not act in bad faith if it relies on a reasonable interpretation of unsettled case law. The...more