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Schnatzmeyer v. State Farm Ins. Co., No. 3:23-CV-02820-K, 2025 WL 1697505, at *1 (N.D. Tex. June 17, 2025). In a case involving two overlapping freeze claims—and a substantial array of legal issues affecting insurers in...more
A Delaware Superior Court, applying Delaware law, has held that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) request to toll the statute of limitations did not constitute a “Securities Claim” under a D&O...more
Commercial truck accidents, particularly those involving large vehicles like 18-wheelers, can result in very serious injuries for those involved. In Colorado, the process for securing a truck accident settlement involves an...more
In recent weeks, our firm obtained summary judgment under a contractual limitations provision that the plaintiff-insured argued had been equitably tolled due to the insurance carrier’s conduct. Although the good guys won, the...more
New York law generally enforces a contractual suit limitation that specifies a “reasonable” period of time (usually shorter than the applicable statute of limitations) within which an action must be commenced. The contractual...more
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, has held that a contract exclusion did not bar defense cost coverage for a lawsuit against a private equity firm alleging,...more
In Ohio Sec. Ins. Co v. Brakefire, Inc., CA. No. 5:24-cv-267, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97606 (Brakefire), the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio considered whether a subrogating plaintiff’s negligence...more
In our January insurance update, we include three state cases addressing some less common situations. It’s not often that a pollution exclusion is interpreted in the context of an auto policy. But the South Dakota Supreme...more
In Bennett v. Ohio Nat’l Life Assur. Corp., 92 Cal. App. 5th 723, the California Court of Appeal addressed when the statute of limitations runs for a disability insurance claim. The Court held that the statute of limitations...more
In an issue of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Allstate and held that the two-year statute of limitations for bad faith claims arising out of an uninsured/underinsured...more
On Friday, March 24, 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 837: Civil Remedies, bringing sweeping tort reform in the state of Florida. In a statement, the governor said, “Florida has been considered a judicial hellhole...more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a far-reaching tort reform bill, numbered CS/CS/HB 837 (HB 837), into law on March 24, 2023. A rush to the courthouse with negligence lawsuits in advance of its effective date on the same day...more
Join Weber Gallagher Partners Travis McElhaney, Kristen Swift, and Krista Shevlin for a webinar discussing automobile and property subrogation in the State of Delaware. The webinar will compare common law and contractual...more
Periodically, Nexsen Pruet member Marc Manos, Chair-Elect of the SC Bar Torts and Insurance Practice Section Council, sheds light on a few recent cases from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, focused in the areas of tort &...more
When is an insurer’s “Rejection of Proof of Loss” letter for flood insurance damage, which states on its face that it “is not a denial of your claim,” nevertheless a written denial of claim? According to the Third Circuit in...more
Approximately twenty percent of Americans have been classified as chronic procrastinators, which means one in five policyholders faces a potential problem when suing for coverage. While the statute of limitations for breach...more