The background of this case is as follows. In 2014, ContraVest Inc., ContraVest Construction Co., and Plantation Point Horizontal Property Regime Owners Association Inc. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) brought suit in South...more
11/28/2018
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Defects ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Mandamus Petitions ,
Mediation ,
Unjust Enrichment ,
Work-Product Doctrine
In this case, the ceding company, VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group Ltd. (“VIP”), brought an action in Florida federal court against its reinsurer, BF&M Life Insurance Company Ltd. (“BF&M”), and International Reinsurance...more
In this case, plaintiffs Keller Foundations LLC, a limited liability construction company (“Keller”), Hayward Baker Inc., a construction services corporation (“HBI”), and their parent Keller Group PLC (“Keller Group”) brought...more
Foresight Energy, LLC (“Foresight”) brought an action in Missouri state court against various domestic and Bermuda and London market insurers for declaratory judgment, breach of contract and statutory vexatious refusal to pay...more
5/22/2018
/ Breach of Contract ,
Coal Mines ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
Motion to Remand ,
New York Convention ,
Policy Terms ,
Reverse Preemption ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Whether a particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations provides a reinsurer with a valid basis to deny payment of a cedent’s claim is sometimes a hotly-contested issue. Where a dispute is litigated in state or federal...more