The Duty to Cooperate Under a Liability Policy
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Asset Protection 101: Are You and Your Family Protected from Litigation, Creditors, and Divorce?
Subro Sense Podcast - Considerations In Fixed Funds/Limited Pool Scenarios
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Insurance Implications of the California Consumer Privacy Act
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Welcome to the latest issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, fires alter the landscape of California insurance, an expert’s...more
The insured, Consolidated Restaurant Operations, a company that owns and operates dozens of restaurants, obtained a commercial property policy from Westport Insurance Company. Subject to certain exclusions, the policy covered...more
Courts were in full swing deciding insurance coverage issues over the past month or so. Here are a few that caught our attention. The Louisiana Supreme Court became the latest state supreme court to find no coverage for...more
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, applying Mississippi law, has held that a federal employee professional liability policy insurer’s duty to defend was unambiguously triggered by...more
Ransomware insurance coverage has become increasingly popular in recent years as the threat of ransomware attacks has continued to grow. However, despite the widespread adoption of this type of insurance, there are still...more
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
New York Enacts Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act- On December 31, 2021, New York’s Governor Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act, that requires defendants, third-party defendants, and...more
The last few years have been a reckoning for the insurance industry. Years of decreasing premiums were incompatible with the reality of frequent and more severe natural catastrophes, increasing jury awards in liability cases,...more
Introduction - The pandemic-induced work from home culture has opened the door to increased cybersecurity breaches. Although most businesses, especially those operating in regulated industries, have a prevention and response...more
The Story of Henrietta Lacks and the Biotechnology Company Accused of Selling Her Cells for Profit - These two articles (Newsweek and Fierce Biotech) describe the new lawsuit by the Henrietta Lacks Estate surrounding the...more
About this same time last year, I wrote about effective COVID-19 safety policies and how contractors can ensure job site safety to comply with the developing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Centers...more
On May 12, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill requiring insurers to go on record as to whether their policies, which provide coverage for the loss of use and occupancy and business interruption,...more
Cardboard Cutouts And Pandemic Exclusions—amidst COVID-19, The Market Is Adjusting And Carefully Reviewing Event Cancellation Policies In The Sports Industry....more
COVID-19 and the resulting economic uncertainty are adversely impacting businesses worldwide. Colorado companies that are financially distressed may be unable to survive alone and may consider reevaluating consolidation...more
We understand that at least one school district insurance cooperative has informed its member school districts that the liability coverage carried by the cooperative excludes coverage for liability claims related to COVID-19....more
The ongoing pandemic resulting from the coronavirus or COVID-19, has had a dramatic effect on healthcare providers, including long-term care facilities, resulting in significant financial losses and liability claims. Contrary...more
Longer-term remote work impacts companies’ risk exposures and coverage under many insurance programs. Policy terms may no longer align with the “facts on the ground” of remote operations, which could lead to coverage gaps...more
Business Interruption and Liability Claims Arising Out of the Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Covered by Insurance - In addition to the tremendous impact that the Coronavirus pandemic has had on our daily lives, health and...more
Companies with coronavirus (COVID-19)-related losses and legacy liabilities may appreciate significant additional tax benefits from funding those legacy liabilities through a captive insurer before the end of this year. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Legislative development of draft proposals addressing business interruption insurance coverage have continued to be discussed by Congress since our March 23, 2020 Legal Update....more
As a result of "stay at home" orders and other social distancing guidelines to help stop the spread of COVID-19, fewer North Carolinians are driving. In fact, recent news stories report that some car insurance companies...more
While the “right” time to open the economy is hotly debated, many states have made the decision that it is time to get back to business. That means that businesses will be opening while there is still a continuing risk of...more
Policyholders can expect insurers to put forth strong objections to many of their claims in an effort to reduce the liability exposure. Policy language matters and can impact how a court will interpret and construe coverage....more
Navigating construction projects during COVID-19 - The impact of COVID-19 on construction projects continues to evolve as an increasing number of are issuing orders suspending construction....more