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In the home health care business? Whether a franchisor, franchisee, or independent agency, beware of bodily injury exclusions in professional liability policies that could eliminate coverage for otherwise covered claims....more
Adrenaline takes over after a car crash. People feel shaken up, but they might think they’re physically fine. They don’t feel pain, so they brush it off and go home. It might not sound like a big deal, but it actually is. ...more
Asbestos fibers, chemical fumes, environmental pollutants—what do they have in common? They all involve injuries that manifest over time and are continuously at the center of the complex exposure trigger debate....more
Do you know what kind of car insurance you or your plaintiff carries? Is it full tort or limited tort? Pennsylvania law permits a choice between two coverage options when selecting car insurance–limited tort and full tort....more
More often than not, liability coverage and how the courts interpret insurance policies often reflect current social mores and norms. As the dynamics around domestic households and partnerships continue to evolve, who...more
The insured punched and kicked the Claimant, causing injuries. The Claimant sued the insured alleging that the insured assaulted him, and negligently and recklessly caused his injuries. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance...more
Yarborough v. Erie Inspection Servs., Inc., 2024-Ohio-1712 - The plaintiff was a real estate agent who was injured when she fell through an open inspection panel in the floor of a bathroom at a house that she had listed. She...more
The insured admittedly punched and threw the claimant to the ground, but the insured maintained during her plea for reckless assault in criminal court that the claimant was the aggressor, she acted in self-defense, and that...more
There is a famous scene in The Pink Panther Strikes Again where inspector Clouseau asks a hotel clerk if his dog bites, to which the clerk responds “no.” When Clouseau goes to pet the dog, it viciously bites him on the hand....more
Employer’s Liability Exclusions typically apply to claims for bodily injury to employees arising out of and in the course of their employment by the insured. But, to what extent might such exclusions apply to claims for...more
Merchants Preferred Insurance Company filed a declaratory judgment action in New York seeking a declaration that it had no duty to defend or to indemnify its insureds in an underlying Florida personal injury action arising...more
In Brodowy v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co., the Ninth Circuit affirms the district court’s granting of Progressive Direct Insurance Company’s (“Progressive”) motion for summary judgment as to claims alleging bad faith and...more
A recent Mississippi case reminds commercial and residential policyholders alike of the importance of updating insurance coverage when circumstances change to avoid a coverage dispute or the loss of coverage altogether....more
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that PIP (Personal Injury Protection) insurers may pay 80% of a charge submitted by a provider, even when that reimbursement amount is less than the amount that would be reimbursable under the...more
In most states, drivers must have automobile liability coverage to pay damages caused by a driver's negligence. Failure to do so can result in fines and denial of registration. According to the Insurance Information Institute...more
On May 14, 2024, the Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed last summer’s Appellate Division decision that a plaintiff injured while operating a low-speed electronic scooter did not qualify for Personal Injury Protection...more
The steel contractor named the general contractor an additional insured on its CGL policy. The steel contractor's welds were defective. The general contractor retrofitted the named insured's defective columns before they...more
Key Points: Trial court’s denial of insurer’s petition for limited intervention to determine whether coverage exclusion applied was immediately appealable pursuant to Pa. R.A.P. 313(b)....more
If you’ve suffered any type of personal injury that leaves you with large medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages, you may be able to file suit against the insurance company of the negligent party....more
Let’s say you’ve just suffered a personal injury in Florida. This can range from an automobile accident to a dog bite or from breaking a leg on an uneven staircase to a “slip and fall” in a big box store. All of these...more
Some jurisdictions consider the ISO-form "bodily injury" definition to be ambiguous as to whether emotional distress requires physical harm to be bodily injury. Many insurers have amended bodily injury to expressly require a...more
The insured, Match Group, LLC, brought a coverage action against its insurer, Beazley Underwriting Limited, and obtained a judgment against Beazley that Beazley appealed. In turn, the insured moved to recover the attorney’s...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that a bodily injury exclusion bars coverage under an errors and omissions policy for...more
Scott Seaman, Co-Chair of Hinshaw’s global Insurance Services Practice Group, is joined by Hilary Harmsworth and Sam Vardy of Howden Insurance Brokers to introduce a new fifty-state survey on U.S. bad faith law and to briefly...more
Delaware Supreme Court concludes that a letter from a lawyer informing an insured of possible lawsuits without identifying potential plaintiffs or demanding payment is not a “claim for damages” within the meaning of...more