Denial of Insurance Coverage, Liability Insurance, Appellate Courts

California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog on 8/26/2025

In the recently published case Bartel v. Chicago Title Insurance Company, a California appellate court reaffirmed longstanding California law on insurers’ broad duty to defend even in the face of complicated underlying facts,...more

US Appeals Court Upholds No CGL Coverage for General Contractor for Subcontractor's Defective Work

MG+M The Law Firm on 11/26/2024

On November 8, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (the Court) issued a decision in the matter of Admiral Insurance Company, et al. v. Tocci Building Corporation, et al., No. 22-1462 (1st Cir. 2024). The...more

The Appellate Court of Maryland Holds Corporate Auto Policies Cannot Extend to Individuals

Carr Maloney P.C. on 7/2/2024

This past January, Judge Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. of the Appellate Court of Maryland (ACM) found in favor of an insurance company that disclaimed coverage, under a corporate automobile liability issued to a business, when the...more

Third Circuit Holds No Showing of Prejudice Required Under Delaware Law to Enforce Late Notice Provision in Claims-Made Policy

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/12/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, applying Delaware law, has held that an insurer was not obligated to provide coverage where the insured had provided notice of its claim after the end of the relevant...more

No Coverage Under Claims-Made Policy Where Insured Reported Alleged Injury, But No Claim Was Made, During the Policy Period

Wiley Rein LLP on 2/10/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Mississippi law, has held that a claims-made and reported policy does not provide coverage where the claimant did not assert a claim during the relevant...more

Denial of Insurance Coverage › Liability Insurance › Appellate Courts

California Appeals Court Reinforces that Insurer Failure to Investigate Potential Bases for Coverage Outside the Pleadings Can...

US Appeals Court Upholds No CGL Coverage for General Contractor for Subcontractor's Defective Work

The Appellate Court of Maryland Holds Corporate Auto Policies Cannot Extend to Individuals

Third Circuit Holds No Showing of Prejudice Required Under Delaware Law to Enforce Late Notice Provision in Claims-Made Policy

No Coverage Under Claims-Made Policy Where Insured Reported Alleged Injury, But No Claim Was Made, During the Policy Period

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