We’ve selected five recent insurance decisions for this month’s update.
Foreign insurers will be pleased with the Second Circuit’s revamped view of the New York Convention. In finding that the international treaty is...more
6/24/2025
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Arbitration ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Occurrence ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Policy Terms ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation
As temperatures in the Northeast have made it feel more like winter than spring, it’s only fitting that we begin our April Insurance Update with a case from Alaska. There, the Alaska Supreme Court decides for the first time...more
4/18/2025
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Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Carbon Monoxide Exposure ,
Dismissals ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Manufacturers ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Pollution Exclusion ,
Property Insurance ,
Summary Judgment
We touch upon various issues in our August insurance update.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts considers the meaning of “surface waters” and whether the sublimit for floods applies when pooled water on a roof...more
Our December Insurance Update features a few firsts from state high courts. For the first time:
•The Supreme Court of Hawaii addresses reimbursement of defense costs.
•The Supreme Court of Illinois addresses coverage for...more
12/21/2023
/ Bodily Injury ,
Carbon Monoxide Exposure ,
Commercial General Liability Policies ,
Construction Defects ,
Defamation ,
Defense Costs ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Professional Liability Insurance ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Reimbursements ,
Trademarks ,
Triggering Event
Texas practitioners can add a new term to their legal vocabulary: “the Monroe exception.” The Texas Supreme Court has finally weighed in on whether to create an exception to the eight corners rule when determining if an...more
3/22/2022
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Assault ,
Bodily Injury ,
Collusion ,
Confidential Information ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Duty to Defend ,
Evidence ,
Extrinsic Evidence ,
Fire Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Malware ,
No Contest Clause ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Reservation of Rights ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trademark Infringement ,
TX Supreme Court
Our December Insurance Update features four cases.
The Minnesota Supreme Court decides if a resident-relative exclusion violates public policy.
A Texas appellate court considers, for a second time, if damage from...more
12/21/2021
/ Bodily Injury ,
Demolition ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Homeowners ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
MN Supreme Court ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Property Damage ,
Property Insurance ,
Public Policy ,
Trustees
Courts ended 2020 with a flurry of insurance decisions. Our January 2021 Update highlights some of these decisions, including several by state supreme courts.
We begin with a new twist on pandemic-related claims. ...more
1/26/2021
/ Bicycles ,
Breach of Contract ,
Captive Insurance Company ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Easements ,
Harassment ,
KY Supreme Court ,
Motor Vehicles ,
MT Supreme Court ,
OK Supreme Court ,
Pedestrians ,
Pollution Liability Insurance ,
Property Insurance ,
TN Supreme Court ,
Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act ,
Uninsured and Under-Insured Motorists ,
WA Supreme Court