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
5/3/2019
/ Ambiguous ,
Bodily Injury ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Duty to Defend ,
Duty to Indemnify ,
Firearms ,
Insurance Industry ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Judgment on the Pleadings ,
Motion for Reconsideration ,
Negligence ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Reversal ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wrongful Death
On June 1, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted summary judgment in favor of AIG Specialty Insurance Co. in a case involving the application of the firearms exclusion in Powe v. Chartis...more
6/19/2017
/ AIG ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Firearms ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Negligence ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Security ,
Umbrella Policies
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted summary judgment in favor of AIG Specialty Insurance Co. in a case involving the application of the firearms exclusion in Powe v. Chartis Specialty...more
6/16/2017
/ AIG ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Firearms ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Negligence ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Security ,
Umbrella Policies
Timely notice is typically a condition precedent to coverage under an insurance contract, though many states require an insurer to demonstrate prejudice before denying coverage solely based on a failure to comply with a...more
Legal bloggers sometimes ask themselves: If my post appears on the Internet, but there’s no evidence anyone has read it, have I been published? The question has not yet been finally resolved among law firm compensation...more