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Appellate Court of Illinois decision reminds insurers to communicate with insureds or face potential consequences: Estoppel of...

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The Appellate Court of Illinois recently reminded insurers that they may be estopped from raising coverage defenses through their misleading acts or statements, including silence. In Monroy-Perez v. Sentry Select Ins. Co.,...more

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Indiana Appellate Court Rejects Known Loss and Deemer Clause Defenses for the Second of Two Connected Class Actions Over Toxic...

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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

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Bad Faith No More: New York Courts Shift the Insurance Paradigm

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In this episode of Don't Take No For An Answer, Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss two New York cases that mark a turning point in allowing policyholders to pursue bad faith claims against their insurers. The cases shift...more

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Fourth DCA Reverses Jury Verdict Due to Improper Admission of Claims Handling and Bad Faith Evidence

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In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Naze, No. 4D2024-0098 (Fla. 4th DCA June 4, 2025), the Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed a jury verdict in favor of the insured, holding that the trial court improperly...more

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Fourth Circuit: “Bump-Up” Exclusion Applies When Settlement Seeks to Cure Harms Associated with Undisclosed Conflict of Interest...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, applying Virginia law, has affirmed a district court’s ruling that a “bump-up” provision in a D&O policy applied to bar indemnity coverage for the settlement of...more

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WA State Court: No COVID-19 Coverage in Tulalip Tribes v. Lexington

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In a recent COVID-19 Washington State insurance bad faith case, Tulalip Tribes of Washington v. Lexington Ins. Co., Division I of the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Washington’s stance holding lost physical use of...more

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No Coverage for Lawsuit Where “Claim” First Made at Time of Pre-Inception Tolling Agreement

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In a win for Wiley’s client, a New York intermediate appellate court, applying New York law, has affirmed that no coverage is available for a legal malpractice lawsuit because the “claim” was first made before the policy’s...more

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California Courts Continue to Grapple with What Constitutes Wildfire “Direct Physical Loss or Damage”

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In Gharibian et al., v. Wawanesa General Insurance Company, the California Second District Court of Appeal found that, under California law, the insureds failed to prove smoke, soot, ash and fire debris on covered property...more

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When a Plaintiff’s Counsel Thinks His Client is Dead and then Alive Again – Believe Him but Seek Sanctions

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In Michael Mitchell v. USAA General Indemnity Company, No. 09-23-00042-CV, 2025 WL 635235 (Tex. App.—Beaumont Feb. 27, 2025, no pet.), the appellate court affirmed dismissal of all Plaintiff’s claims with prejudice, finding...more

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The Ninth Circuit Wants Everyone to Stop Forgetting About the Appraisal Provision

Policyholders, don’t lose track of the appraisal provision in your insurance policies. At least that is what the panel in 50 Exch. Terrace LLC v. Mt. Vernon Specialty Ins. Co. seemed to be saying. There, the Ninth Circuit...more

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The First Houston Court of Appeals Correctly Grants Mandamus Relief to Compel Appraisal After Suit Is Filed

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In re SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exch., involved a claim for hail and wind damage to the insured’s (“Glasper”) residence. 702 S.W.3d 876, 878 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2024, no pet. h.) The carrier (“SureChoice”)...more

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Recent Decision from California Appeals Court Could Imperil Homeowner’s Coverage for Southern California Wildfires

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Coming on the heels of what are projected to be the costliest wildfires in California history, a new decision from the California Second District Court of Appeals could make it more difficult to obtain insurance coverage for...more

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New York Appellate Court Clarifies Insurer Obligations Under the Child Victims Act

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The New York Appellate Division Fourth Department recently issued a decision affirming in part and reversing in part summary judgment motions against GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company (“GuideOne”) in a case brought by The...more

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New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Rescission of Policies Based on Law Firm’s Misrepresentation in Applications

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In a win for Wiley’s client, a New Jersey appellate court, applying New Jersey law, affirmed a trial court’s decision rescinding four lawyer’s professional liability policies because of material misrepresentations made in the...more

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January 2025 Insurance Update

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We kick off the year with a quartet of state supreme court decisions and an intermediate appellate court ruling that has insurers breathing a harmonious sigh of relief. Policyholders and insurers often disagree over what the...more

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Xerox Obtains Important Pro-Policyholder Decision in New York’s First Department, Adopting Narrow Construction of “Arising From”...

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In March last year, New York’s Appellate Division – First Department issued Xerox an important pro-policyholder decision in its D&O insurance recovery action against Travelers, arising from Xerox’s failed 2018 merger with...more

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Claims Notes: September 2024

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Litigation arose over whether a suit for misrepresentation and breach of contract arising out of an easement triggered a Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurer's duty to defend. Internal confidential communications...more

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Contractual Liability Exclusion Bars Coverage Where Lawsuit Against Insured Arises Out of a Contractual Obligation

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The Appellate Court of Maryland, applying Maryland law, has held that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify an insured under a professional liability policy containing a contractual liability exclusion for a lawsuit...more

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Prior Knowledge Provision Precludes Coverage for Known Sexual Assault Under Either an Objective or Subjective Standard

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The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, applying New Jersey law, has held that a professional liability policy afforded no coverage for a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct because the insured had knowledge of...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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Do the Sublimits in Your Insurance Policies Expand or Reduce Coverage?

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Earlier this month, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an unpublished opinion reminding policyholders of the first rule of insurance: Words matter. In Rivera v. Starstone Specialty Ins. Co.,1 the court was asked to...more

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The Right to Be Wrong: Pennsylvania Superior Court finds no bad faith where an insurer’s coverage decision was incorrect but...

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On January 9, 2024, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania reaffirmed prior precedent that an erroneous insurance coverage decision is not in bad faith where “the insurer denied coverage based on an interpretation of the policy...more

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Dismissals of COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims Upheld by Appellate Courts

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Property insurers faced with COVID-19 related claims for business income losses can take comfort in the recent trend of most appellate courts to find in favor of insurers that have denied coverage based on policy language...more

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