November 18, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Galarza v. Direct Auto Ins. Co.Both cases in this appeal were based on policy language that excluded UM coverage for pedestrians struck by a hit-and-run vehicle because a pedestrian, by definition, cannot occupy a covered vehicle.
By ICLC Editors
27 minute read
November 07, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Walker v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.The Supreme Court of Arizona recently answered two questions certified by the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona that both concerned how an insurer may or may not use depreciation in calculating the actual cash value (ACV) of damaged property.
By ICLC Editors
18 minute read
November 03, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Amy's Kitchen, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Amy's had a comprehensive property policy that included an extension to cover the costs of loss avoidance and mitigation when the costs were incurred to combat a communicable disease.
By ICLC Editors
17 minute read
October 31, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co.Click here for ICLC Expert Analysis. Huntington Ingalls Industries v. Ace American Ins. Co. Supreme Court of Vermont September 23, 2022, Filed No.…
By ICLC Editors
67 minute read
October 24, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
CRST Int'l v. Indus. Comm'n of ArizonaIt is not uncommon to see workers compensation cases end up in court over whether the claimant's injuries both arose out of and in the course of their employment.
By ICLC Editors
15 minute read
October 24, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Robbins v. Indus. CommissionThough the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone, they are not the same thing.
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6 minute read
October 19, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Hollis v. Acoustics, Inc.According to the court, a qualifying compensable injury had to arise from more than an employee's mere presence at the workplace.
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15 minute read
October 19, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
State of Alaska v. AdamsThe Alaska Supreme Court made a crucial distinction concerning the proximate cause of workplace accidents when the justices unanimously affirmed a verdict awarding benefits to an injured employee who had admitted to being impaired while at work.
By ICLC Editors
21 minute read
October 19, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Lakshmi Narayan Hospitality Group Louisville v. JimenezA workers compensation award does not have to be permanent or temporary in nature in order for the claimant to file a petition to reopen their claim based on a change in disability.
By ICLC Editors
12 minute read
October 13, 2022 | Insurance Coverage Law Center
Malzberg v. JoseyA New Jersey statute mandating certain levels of underinsured motorist coverage for ride-sharing companies does not extended to similar companies that deliver goods, such as food.
By ICLC Editors
26 minute read