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Legal Considerations for Insuring an Equine Business: Guidance for Boarding Stables and Event Hosts

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For these businesses, insurance is one of those risk management tools that plays a critical role in protecting business assets, safeguarding against liability, and facilitating continuity of business operations in the event...more

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The California Court of Appeal Interprets the Meaning of “Care, Custody, or Control” in the Context of an Abuse or Molestation...

In 2015, Continental Casualty Company issued a commercial general liability policy to Zongwei Shen dba Nobles Massage Spa. The policy covered Shen (the spa owner) and Zhong Xin (the spa manager and Shen’s wife) for damages...more

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Preventing and Resolving Construction Disputes: Types of Insurance in Construction Contracts

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Key Insurance Types for Construction - Construction projects often involve numerous risks, but various insurance policies are designed to mitigate these....more

Wiley Rein LLP

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

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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

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

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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

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Sexual Assault Is Not A Professional Service

Not many cases in Florida analyze Professional Services Exclusions in general liability policies.  However, on September 16, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals released an order providing some clarification about the...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

Part Six: Reviewing Key U.S. Insurance Decisions, Trends, & Developments

This is the sixth installment of our series of articles reviewing some of the key trends and developments currently impacting the U.S. insurance industry. Lead Paint - Coverage issues relating to the $400...more

White and Williams LLP

Covering an American Epidemic: Insurance Coverage Issues Arising out of the Opioid Crisis

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...The opioid crisis gripping the United States is a national tragedy affecting hundreds of thousands of lives, with a significant ripple effect on businesses and public entities. Between 1999 and 2016, opioid overdoses...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Professional Services Exclusion: You May Not Have the Coverage You Think

Could you be providing “professional services” that might lead to liability excluded by your commercial general liability policy? The answer may be different than you think....more

Blank Rome LLP

Insurance Coverage for the Opioid Crisis

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With the “opioid epidemic” at an all-time high—and the resulting news coverage and public awareness also at an all-time high—now is the time for pharmaceutical companies, pharmacists, hospitals, doctors, first responders, and...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Avoiding the Minefields of Claims-Made Insurance Coverage

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This is the first in a series of posts relating to what we will call the “minefields” of claims made insurance coverage. Fifty years ago, most insurers issued liability insurance policies on “occurrence” policy forms. As...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Third Circuit Finds Insured v. Insured Exclusion Precludes Recovery of Defense Costs

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Many corporate executives may be under the impression that the defense costs they incur when sued for actions taken in their role as officers of the company would be covered by a “Management Protection” insurance policy. The...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is That Covered? Business Insurance Audit

Does your business client have the right amount of liability insurance coverage? What is a co-insurance penalty? Is your client covered for a product recall? What is cyber liability coverage and should your client have it?...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Muddying the Waters on Policy Stacking Law: Perspectives on Insurance Recovery Newsletter – Summer 2013

In This Issue: - Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes New Rules on Lender-Placed Insurance - J.P. Morgan Decision Curtails the Phantom “Restitution Defense” to D&O Coverage - Bad-Faith Claims ...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

How Long Should I Keep My Insurance Policies?

Policyholders often ask, “How long should I keep my insurance policies?” Is it three years? Seven years? The short answer is none of the above. Here are some brief recommendations regarding document retention for insurance...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Is That Covered? How Long Should I Keep an Insurance Policy?

Here's an often asked question: "How long should I keep my insurance policies?" Is it three years? Seven Years? The short answer is none of the above. Here are my recommendations...more

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