January 18, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Juntunen v. Carlton CountyThe major question before the Supreme Court of Minnesota was whether the statutory presumption applied at the time of the employee's diagnosis or only after legal proof of the diagnosis.
By ICLC Editors
30 minute read
January 13, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Hiscox Dedicated Corp. Member, Ltd. v. TaylorThe judges of the Eighth Circuit ruled that an applicant's allegedly misleading statement was not so because the question posed was ambiguous.
By ICLC Editors
13 minute read
January 13, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
M.O. v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.The Supreme Court of Missouri vacated a circuit court judgment confirming M.O.'s arbitration award because Geico had filed its motion to intervene before entry of final judgment.
By ICLC Editors
5 minute read
January 10, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Harleysville Group Ins. v. Heritage Cmtys., Inc.The Supreme Court of South Carolina held that "a reservation of rights letter that merely provides the insured with a copy of the policy, coupled with a general statement that the insurer reserves all of its rights" is not enough to preserve an insurer's right to contest coverage.
By ICLC Editors
55 minute read
January 10, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners' Ass'n v. Cin. Ins. Co.The court found that the insurers' reservation of rights letters were an inadequate basis for denial of a claim.
By ICLC Editors
12 minute read
January 09, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Rsui Indem. Co. v. MurdockAn excess insurer sought declaratory judgment that an underlying settlement by its insured was not a covered Loss.
By ICLC Editors
43 minute read
January 09, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Sycamore Partners Mgmt., L.P. v. Endurance Am. Ins. Co.An insured's claim for coverage of an underlying settlement was denied. The carrier claimed that the matter was "uninsurable" under Delaware law.
By ICLC Editors
25 minute read
January 09, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Ramirez v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.A man who suffered severe hand injuries while using a table saw sued the saw's manufacturer for alleged design defects.
By ICLC Editors
6 minute read
January 09, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Buchanan v. Mack Trucks, Inc.A trucker driver was injured when the driver's seat of his Mack truck came off its base. He sued Mack, claiming the seat was defectively designed and manufactured.
By ICLC Editors
5 minute read
January 06, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Rogers v. BNSF Ry. Co.The defendant's argument that BIPA didn't allow the imposition of vicarious liability was unsuccessful.
By ICLC Editors
9 minute read