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In a win for Wiley’s client, a Florida federal court held that a professional services exclusion barred coverage for underlying litigation arising out of the insured’s faulty DNA analysis services. A DNA laboratory provided...more
The Indiana Court of Appeals, applying Indiana law, affirmed a trial court decision finding coverage for attorneys’ fees related to defending the second of two Taiwanese class actions relating to the same underlying toxic...more
On July 9, 2025, in Hammond Power Solutions Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co., the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision granting summary judgment to the insurer and finding, under...more
The Northern District of Texas recently issued a pivotal decision for long-tail injury cases. It clarified that under Texas law, excess liability coverage for long-tail injury claims can center on an exposure trigger theory....more
In Dostart v. Columbia Insurance Group, the Iowa Supreme Court reaffirmed the rule — in Iowa, and many other jurisdictions — that faulty workmanship by a contractor does not constitute an “occurrence” as defined in a standard...more
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
Michael Cannata and Frank Misiti wrote, “There’s Coverage for That? The ‘Ins and Outs’ of Personal and Advertising Injury Coverage” for the Summer 2025 issue of USLAW Magazine. The story explains “personal and advertising”...more
We touch upon several issues in this month’s update. Negligent breach of contract: Courts recognize that a CGL policy does not cover breach of contract claims. But where the insured is accused of negligently performing its...more
As a father of three children, I have become intimately familiar with this defense to all manner of allegations (which, yes, often involve property damage). When it comes to coverage disputes, you often see insureds making...more
Businesses and homeowners in Oregon often assume their insurance will cover a contractor’s faulty work. That assumption was put to the test in Twigg v. Admiral Insurance Co., 373 Or. 475 (2025), an Oregon Supreme Court...more
IBM recently filed a declaratory judgment action against multiple insurers seeking coverage for environmental remediation costs. The complaint contains lessons for policyholders facing long-tail environmental exposure claims....more
On April 3, 2025, a Texas state appeals court reversed a trial court order awarding Exxon Mobil $25 million under an umbrella insurance policy issued by Lexington Insurance Co. to Brock Services Ltd. The appeals court found...more
In Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp. v. Kaufman Lynn Construction Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a “course of construction exclusion” in a commercial general liability precluded coverage for water damage...more
In Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Hampton Court, L.P., et al. the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted an insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings that it owed...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, applying Georgia law, has held that the electronic data exclusion in commercial general liability (CGL) policies issued to a retail store company precluded coverage...more
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
There’s been plenty of litigation over whether construction defect claims qualify for coverage under a CGL policy. This month, we discuss two federal circuit court rulings (First and Seventh Circuits) that reach opposite...more
In what perhaps is truly a “sign of the times,” the Fifth Circuit recently analyzed whether a Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policy covered drag racing events. See Kinsale Insurance Company v. Flyin' Diesel Performance...more
In Part I of this series, we posed a series of questions to consider when purchasing cyber insurance. Our approach was deliberate: the right questions help get you the right insurance to address cyber risks facing your...more
Ohio presents unique challenges to practitioners handling insurance claims in the state. Join Goldberg Segalla partners Michael A. Hamilton and Sean P. Hvisdas as they host a live, interactive webinar on some of the most...more
In this month’s insurance update, we address: •Whether opioid suits allege an occurrence - •Whether the recurring presence of wild turkeys is “infestation” - •Whether improper copying of an industry publication was in...more
The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et al. arises out of a 2014 data breach of millions of Home Depot’s customers’ payment information. As a result of the breach, the financial...more
In 2024’s first episode of “Don’t Take No for an Answer,” hosts Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss some achievable New Year's resolutions that may help listeners improve their risk management hygiene, including best...more
In Scaglione v. Acceptance Indemnity Insurance Co., the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court order holding that an assault and battery exclusion in a commercial general liability policy barred coverage...more
It is true that death and taxes are certainties of this life, but so too is the fact that neither the risks that businesses face nor the businesses themselves are static. Both are dynamic and evolve over time. As the risks...more