Hannah Smith
June 11, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Washington Judge Dismisses Hundreds of Business Interruption ClaimsThe case consolidated lawsuits against ten separate insurance groups that were filed or removed to federal court.
By Hannah Smith
2 minute read
June 10, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Nevada Law Makes Insurance Breed Bans IllegalThe new law will soon prohibit insurers from charging higher premiums or denying coverage based solely on a dog's breed.
By Hannah Smith
2 minute read
June 08, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Does Washington Worker Get Comp. Coverage for Serious Mental Stress?Despite suffering significant psychological changes after being subjected to a co-workers' abuse for two years, the plaintiff's injury did not warrant workers' compensation coverage in Washington.
By Hannah Smith
4 minute read
June 08, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Prejudgment Interest Now Allowed on Damages in Certain Illinois LawsuitsThe Act could be problematic for defendants in many ways.
By Hannah Smith
3 minute read
June 07, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Supreme Court Adopts Narrow Interpretation of Computer Fraud and Abuse ActWhile improper use of information through authorized access may no longer violate the CFAA, it can still wreak havoc on a business.
By Clifford R. Atlas, Jason C. Gavejian, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Erik J. Winton and Jonathan L. Crook
7 minute read
June 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Bad Faith Construction Case Win for InsurerThe habitual new construction exclusion mirrors the typical "your products" and "your work" exclusions in traditional CGL policies, including the ISO policy.
By Hannah Smith
2 minute read
June 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Fianceé Death Benefits Reversed by Appeals CourtAccording to the case brief filed, the couple had been living together since 2013 and in their minds, considered themselves to be "married" at the point when they moved in together.
By Hannah Smith
2 minute read
June 03, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Industry Responds to Florida's Sweeping Property Insurance Reform AttemptDesantis is considering signing sweeping property insurance changes into law just after the beginning of the 2021 hurricane season.
By Hannah Smith
3 minute read
June 02, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Icy Hot: Texas Policyholders with Losses from Winter's Late-Season Freeze Must Also Prepare for Early-Season HurricanesMany Texas businesses and other organizations are still grappling with the effects from February's winter storm. Unfortunately, this year's hurricane season may complicate those efforts, so insureds with winter storm losses must be prepared to deal with both.
By Vincent E. Morgan, Claire E. Cahoon, Julia M. Kowalsky, and Michael E. Cox
4 minute read
May 27, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Insurer Must Defend Some Asbestos CasesThe Eighth Circuit has overturned a lower court ruling that held that a CNA Financial Corp. unit, Continental Insurance Co., is not necessarily obligated to defend several asbestos lawsuits, but that a lower court must determine which cases the insurer must defend.
By Hannah Smith
4 minute read
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