• Wilmington Trust Nat'l Ass'n v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kevin G. Abrams, John M. Seaman, Samuel D. Cordle, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Harry S. Davis, Robert E. Griffin, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Kelleher, Brian D. Burack, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for appellee.

    Case Number: N18C-07-289

    Courts had to conduct fault-based analysis evaluating the parties' knowledge or inquiry notice of the illegality of life insurance policies ultimately deemed to be stranger originated life insurance policies when determining whether to order disgorgement of paid premiums or allow the insurer to retain the premiums.

  • Evanston Ins. Co. v. Sea Light Design-Build, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-04
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Joseph Hrubiec, McGivney, Kluger, Clark & Intoccia, P.C., Wilmington, DE; April T. Villaverde, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Edison, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Danielle K. Yearick, Tybout, Redfearn & Pell, Wilmington, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: 1:20-cv-01685-SB

    Where injured worker's complaint supported inference that he was either working for defendant as an employee or subcontractor, plaintiff insurer owed no duty to provide coverage to defendant for the worker's injury lawsuit pursuant to the policy's employee/subcontractor exclusions.

  • 300 W 22 Realty, LLC v. Strathmore Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-03-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Benjamin P. Chapple, Reed Smith LLP, Wilmington, DE; Nicholas M. Insua, Princeton, NJ for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Curtis J. Crowther, Robinson & Cole LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gregory P. Varga, Jonathan E. Small, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT for defendant.

    Case Number: N22C-03-147 MMJ CCLD

    Court lacked personal jurisdiction over New York insurer which had issued policy through a New York broker to insure property located in New York City.

  • Columbus Life Ins. Co. v. Wilmington Trust Co.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-28
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Michael J. Miller, Joseph M. Kelleher, Charles J. Vinicombe, Phillip J. Farinella, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Steven L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven Sklaver, Krysta Kauble Pachman, Susman Godfrey LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Ari Ruben, Susman Godfrey LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: N19C-11-175-PRW CCLD

    Court declined summary judgment on fraud claims arising from stranger-originated life insurance policies as the parties had genuine factual disputes over whether each acted knowingly or recklessly in maintaining the policies despite having knowledge or inquiry notice as to the void nature of the insurance policies.

  • GuideOne Nat'l v. Albert, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa C. McLaughlin, Todd L. Goodman, Phillips Mclaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Brian T. McNelis, Young & McNellis, Dover, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: N21C-06-006 CEB

    The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment finding that plaintiff insurer could not bring a subrogation claim against defendant renter whose rent payments contributed to the apartment complex's insurance premium.

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  • Principal Growth Strategies, LLC v. AGH Parent LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-01-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Consulting | Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Laster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brett D. Fallon, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE; Warren E. Gluck, Richard A. Bixter, Jr., Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: R. Craig Martin, Amy Evans, DLA Piper LLP (US), Wilmington, DE; Ellen E. Dew, DLA Piper LLP (US), Baltimore, MD; Aidan M. McCormack, R. Brian Seibert, Steven M. Rosato, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: 2019-0431-JTL

    Litigation against distressed insurer stayed in favor of ongoing rehabilitation proceedings in another state, but basis for stay did not apply to insurer's separate, wholly-owned management consultant company.

  • Harper v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-20
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Justice Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Nicholas H. Rodriguez, Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Krista E. Shevlin, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP, New Castle, DE for defendant.

    Case Number: K22C-07-005 NEP

    Uninsured motorist coverage did not apply in an accident caused by a horse-drawn buggy, since it was not a "motor vehicle" as it was not self-propelled by an internal combustion engine.

  • Estate of Barotz v. Vida Longevity Fund., L.P.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Joseph M. Kelleher, Cozen O’Connor, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David P. Primack, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Eric A. Biderman, James M. Westerlind, Julius A. Rousseau Arent Fox LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: N20C-05-144 EMD CCLD

    The court granted plaintiff estate's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that defendant corporation was not entitled to collect decedent's life insurance proceeds because under 18 Del. C. §2704, the insurance policy was void due to lack of an insurable interest.

  • Estate of Berland v. Lavastone Capital, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-11-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Daniel R. Miller, Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Daniel A. Cohen, Jim Walden, Tricia R. Lyons, Walden Macht & Haran LLP, Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Megan Ward Cascio, Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Julius A. Rousseau, III, Andrew Dykens, ArentFox Schiff LLP, New York, NY for defendant.

    Case Number: 1:18-cv-02002-SB

    Estate could recover death benefit from a stranger-oriented life insurance policy taken out on the life of decedent where the policy was funded by a non-recourse loan, decedent had no need for life insurance and procured the policy as a wagering contract, and the recipient of the benefit was knowingly involved in the fraud to procure the policy.

  • Georgian Am. Alloys, Inc. v. AXIS Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge McKee
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 21-1947

    Insurer was not required by Delaware law to demonstrate prejudice in denying untimely claim for coverage under claims-made policy that lacked express language extending coverage to any claims that were reported during renewal terms.