Join Kennedys partners Forrest Booth and Neil Mody for an insightful webinar which will explore the complexities of handling first-party property insurance claims arising from California's devastating wildfires. Moderated...more
Join Kennedys Partners Erik Kowalewsky, Chad Pasternack and Shain Wasser for an insightful webinar on California’s fair claims settlement practices regulations, satisfying this year’s mandatory training requirement. Moderated...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
Matthew Ferrie, Partner, is back again to host the newest episode of the Subro Sessions podcast. Bert Davis, Principal for Romauldi, Davidson, & Associates and BDA Engineering, joins Matt for the second episode on...more
In Western Heritage Ins. Co. v. Frances Todd, Inc. (No. A152428, filed 3/4/19, ord. pub. 4/2/19), a California appeals court held that a condominium association’s fire insurer was barred from suing a tenant in subrogation for...more
In Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Fowlkes Plumbing LLC, 17-cv-010-GHD-DAS, 2018 WL 842169 (N.D. Miss. Feb. 12, 2018), the District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi held that the subrogation waiver of...more
Recently, in Mallek v. Allstate Indem. Co. No. 17-CV-5949-KAM-SJB, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42171 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 12, 2018) [insert link], a federal magistrate in New York recommended that the Court deny a plaintiff’s motion to...more
When an insurer finds that the insured misrepresented a material fact in an application for insurance, the insurer may rescind the policy of insurance, and take the position that no coverage exists for a claimed loss. In a...more
Missouri resident James Roller set fire to his garage in an attempt to commit suicide. When smoke and fumes surrounded him he changed his mind, fled the garage, and alerted his wife of the fire. Mrs. Roller called 911. A...more