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Robins Kaplan LLP

I’ve Reached My Limit: Exploring the Fire Damage Legal Liability Limit in Commercial General Liability Policies

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In the face of a fire that results in damage to multiple units of a commercial building, it can be difficult for insurers to determine the scope and extent of coverage available under a commercial general liability policy....more

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Mold Damage: Federal Court Addresses Insurance Coverage Issue

A United States District Court in Connecticut (“Court”) addressed in a September 26th opinion whether an insurance policy covered certain mold damage. See National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. and Boat America Corporation v....more

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Vacancy Exclusion: Eleventh Circuit (Florida) Weighs In On “Dwelling Being Constructed” Exception

Vacancy exclusions are commonplace in many homeowner policies, and typically exclude coverage for certain types of losses if the home is vacant and/or unoccupied. Litigation involving vacancy exclusions can arise when terms...more

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Fourth Circuit Holds Consequential Damages Exclusion Bars $19 Million Fire Loss Claim Case Background

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Poyner Spruill represented the defendant pesticide applicator, Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC), in Severn Peanut Co., Inc. v. Industrial Fumigant Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS (4th Cir. Dec. 2, 2015). IFC was sued in the...more

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Squatter’s Warming Fire in Vacant Home Held Not to be Vandalism by Divided California Court

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In February, we published a Post about a Florida decision that aligned that state with the clear majority of American courts that have held that the destruction of property by an intentionally set fire is encompassed within...more

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