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Duty to Defend Wrongful Death Commercial General Liability Policies

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Georgia Federal Court Applies “Fungi or Bacteria” Exclusion and Holds Insurer Owed No Duty to Defend Mold Exposure Wrongful Death...

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In Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Hampton Court, L.P., et al. the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted an insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings that it owed...more

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Insurance Update - September 21 2022

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Some important insurance decisions were handed down over the past month. We begin in Ohio, where public nuisance claims by state and local governments over opioids and lead paint were on full display. In Acuity, the...more

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Washington Supreme Court: Hybrid Claims-Made and Occurrence CGL Policy Unenforceable

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On August 11, 2022, the Washington State Supreme Court, answering a certified question from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, held that a contractor’s commercial general liability insurance...more

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Insurer Waived Right to Assert Policy Exclusion First Raised in Answer to Declaratory Judgment Complaint

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, has concluded that an insurer waived the right to assert a policy exclusion as a coverage defense in a declaratory judgment action after...more

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Iowa Supreme Court Finds Fatality Allegedly Caused by Gross Negligence Was a Potential “Accident” Under CGL Policy

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Coverage under most commercial general liability (CGL) policies applies only to liability arising from an “accident.” As such, injury or damage that an insured “expected or intended” to occur is not covered....more

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A Lesson in Sticking to Your Guns: Court Reverses Course and Finds No Duty to Defend or Indemnify on a Motion for Reconsideration

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On May 1, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia held that a firearms exclusion in a general liability insurance policy applied to bar coverage for an underlying action arising from a shooting at the...more

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