Commercial General Liability Policies, Errors and Omissions Policy, Insurance Litigation

Sixth Circuit Finds No E&O Coverage for GL Carrier Under E&O Policy for Underlying Motel Claim

Carlton Fields on 6/27/2025

In Columbia Casualty Co. v. State Auto Mutual Insurance Co., the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded, under Ohio law, that a demand letter to a general liability insurance carrier’s insured containing allegations of bad...more

Illinois Appeals Court Holds an Ankle Monitor Is “Potentially” Computer Hardware Triggering Duty to Defend Under Technology E&O...

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/24/2024

An Illinois appellate court, applying Illinois law, has held that a professional liability carrier had a duty to defend an ankle monitoring company against a lawsuit alleging bodily injury while wearing the ankle monitor...more

Threat of Bad Faith Does Not Constitute a “Claim” Under Insurance Company’s Professional Liability Policy

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/18/2024

An Ohio federal court, applying Ohio law, has held that a letter threatening a bad faith action against an insured insurance company did not constitute a “Claim” for the purposes of the company’s errors and omissions...more

Insurer With Excess “Other Insurance” Clause Owes No Defense Obligations

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/23/2023

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, applying New York law, has held that an E&O insurer had no obligation to contribute toward the defense of an underlying matter in light of its policy’s...more

Insureds Seek Coverage For Breaches Under Traditional Policies

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 9/25/2020

There have been a number of high-profile insurance coverage cases arising from losses due to cyber fraud – especially data breaches, "spoofing'' and payment instruction fraud. While cyber insurance is specifically designed to...more

Extending Liability Coverage By Providing Notice of Circumstances

Bowditch & Dewey on 5/8/2020

Litigation concerning COVID-19 has already begun. A number of lawsuits have been filed against cruise lines alleging that they were negligent by operating with infected passengers and crew members and failing to screen...more