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Hannah Smith

Hannah Smith

July 07, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Did Minnesota Accidentally Legalize A Form of Recreational Marijuana?

Minnesota is currently the only state in the country that allows edible-only recreational cannabis use.

By Hannah Smith JD

3 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

State Bill Would Require Gunowners to Hold Liability Insurance

California could be the first state to require gun owners to buy liability insurance to cover negligence or accidental use of their firearms.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

June 28, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

State High Court Finds No Duty to Defend in Dram Shop Suit

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a liquor liability exclusion unambiguously precluded any duty to defend a suit in which an injured motorist alleged that a bar had negligently allowed a customer to become inebriated.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Workers' Comp. Marijuana Cases

The Supreme Court complied with recommendations from the Solicitor General and declined to take the medical marijuana reimbursement case into consideration.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

June 22, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Not All Hope is Lost: Another Policyholder Business Interruption Victory in the Wake of the Pandemic

A New Orleans restaurant will be allowed to proceed with an insurance lawsuit after the court found a plausible ambiguity in the applicable insurance policy.

By Hannah Smith JD

4 minute read

June 10, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Insurer Sues Egg Producer Over Avian Flu Outbreak

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

By Hannah Smith JD

1 minute read

June 09, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Woman Caught STD in Car, Auto Insurance to Pay Out $5.2 Million

The Missouri woman sued Geico claiming that she contracted a sexually transmitted disease from the car owner after the two had sex inside a car covered by the insurer.

By Hannah Smith JD

3 minute read

June 09, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Proposed CA Bill Would Prevent Employers from Acting Against Workers for Off-Work Cannabis Usage

Assembly Bill 2188 would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers and job applicants for off-duty marijuana use.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

June 07, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Rhode Island and Delaware Go Different Directions on Recreational Marijuana

States are still split on the recreational and medicinal use of cannabis, exemplified here with decisions coming from Delaware and Rhode Island.

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read

May 27, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Guns and Insurance Issues: Our Coverage of an Ever-Changing and Tragic Landscape

America has a complicated relationship with firearms. While many Americans firmly believe in their Second Amendment right to carry a gun, many other Americans…

By Hannah Smith JD

2 minute read