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

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

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

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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

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

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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

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Late Notice Bars Coverage for Claim Noticed to Insurer After 60 Days of Insured’s Receipt of Claim

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying California law, has held that no coverage was available under an employment practices liability insurance policy because the insured failed to give notice...more

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Insurance Update - May 2023

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Additional insured disputes can sometimes get complicated. How much coverage the additional insured gets is often a hotly contested issue, especially when the named insured has coverage above the minimum limits it promised...more

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

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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

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

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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

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Insurance Coverage/Landfill: Louisiana Appellate Court Addresses Applicability of Total Pollution Exclusion

A Louisiana Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit) (“Court”) addressed an insurance coverage issue arising out of contamination associated with a landfill. See The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Tidewater...more

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The Title Reporter – Spring 2021

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Here is what we cover in this issue of The Title Reporter: A Legal Update for the Title Insurance Industry: •A trial court in New York has rejected a counterclaim filed against a title insurance company in a case it...more

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Florida Appellate Court Reduces Legal Malpractice Verdict From $5M to $250K Because Plaintiff Failed to Prove Underlying Judgment...

After a Florida law firm and one of its attorneys (defendants) were hit with a $5 million jury verdict in a case arising out of an underlying medical malpractice action, they—along with the firm's insurer—appealed. Because...more

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