Appeals, Fraud, Insurance Claims

N.M. Cyber Ruling Will Spur Litigation As Coverage Remedy

Zelle LLP on 7/10/2025

A June 16 appellate decision involving the construction of a cyberinsurance policy demonstrates a concerning lack of judicial understanding about the nature and scope of cyber liability coverage and implicitly incentivizes...more

For the Record: Cyber Coverage “For” a Security Breach is Ambiguous under New Mexico Law

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/8/2025

The New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that cyber policy language affording coverage “for” a security breach was ambiguous and must be construed broadly to provide coverage for a breach of contract claim “because of,”...more

Umbrella Insurer’s “Business Decision” to Pick Up an Insured’s Defense Leads to a Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Concealment...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/27/2025

A primary insurer (Truck Insurance Exchange) and an umbrella insurer (Federal Insurance Company) have been involved in a series of lawsuits dating back to 2007. The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that their...more

Fraud Doesn’t Pay in New York – February 2025 Update

Goldberg Segalla on 3/5/2025

As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce another installment with examples of our continued success in the area of fraud litigation. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has...more

The Haunting in the Cornfield: Relators’ Qui Tam Claim Confirmed Dead by the Eighth Circuit

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 10/31/2023

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed judgment against relators in a case alleging that a group of dairy farmers growing corn violated the False Claims Act by filing false insurance claims paid by the Federal...more

When Is Property Damage From a Release “Expected or Intended”? Only After the Owner Learns of the Spill and Ignores It

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 3/14/2019

Any good trial lawyer will tell you that the law is about telling stories. Once upon a time, Timothy and Stacy Creamer bought a house. Only after they closed did they realize that some strategically placed rugs were hiding...more

Arizona Supreme Court Holds Contractual Liability Exclusion Does Not Apply to Breach of Duty to Reasonably Construct Home

Jaburg Wilk on 7/20/2018

The Holding - In Teufel v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 244 Ariz. 383, 419 P.3d 546 (2018), the Arizona Supreme Court recently held that a Contractual Liability Exclusion in homeowner policies did not apply to a claim for...more

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