Hannah Smith

April 14, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Could a court possibly find a duty to defend under a homeowners or a personal liability umbrella policy in a case where the insured planted a hidden camera in his neighbor's bathroom?

By Hannah Smith

5 minute read

April 14, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

CW: Vehicular Death. After the claim, an investigation revealed that the decedent could potentially be living at another address.

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The state joins many others in legalizing the, still federally illegal, substance.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

April 13, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The court noted the lack of clearly controlling precedent from the California Supreme Court, as well as conflicting lower court opinions and declared that certification was appropriate given the significant public policy considerations for California motorists and insurers.

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

April 12, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Although some jurisdictions have recently resumed trying cases, it looks like there will be a significant delay before court business is back to normal in a post-pandemic world. With this resumption, it is likely that we will see increases in blockbuster personal injury trials.

By Larry Crotser

6 minute read

April 09, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

This coverage Q&A addresses what happens when monkeys escape a private owner's care and become loose in a neighborhood with commercial and personal property.

By Christine Barlow, and Karen Sorrel.

4 minute read

April 08, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The appointee has worked in the Nebraska insurance sector for 22 years.

By Hannah Smith

1 minute read

April 07, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The court found that some exclusions in the policy were inapplicable to the unprecedented pandemic situation of 2020.

By Hannah Smith

4 minute read

April 06, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The question presented to the South Carolina Supreme Court was "do Nationwide's felony and flight-from-law enforcement step-down provisions violate section 38-77-142(c)?"

By Hannah Smith

6 minute read

April 05, 2021 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

The dissenting opinion stated that "a general issue of material fact remains about whether Meat Town's misrepresentations were intentional and reckless."

By Hannah Smith

3 minute read