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  • 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:
    for defendant:
    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.

  • Geronta Funding v. Brighthouse Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-06
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Montgomery-Reeves
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew S. Dupre, Steven P. Wood, Travis J. Ferguson, McCarter & English, LLP, Wilmington, DE 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: D69943

    Entitlement to return of paid premiums on a void ab initio life insurance policy was dependent on the policy owner's culpability and notice of the invalidity of the policy.

  • In re: CVS Opioid Ins. Litig.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garret Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Michael S. Shuster, Daniel M. Sullivan, Blair E. Kaminsky, Daniel K. Phillips, Daniel M. Horowitz, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY; Susan Koehler Sullivan, Clyde & Co LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Robert M. Magino, Clyde & Co LLP, Morristown, NJ for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Robert J. Katzenstein, Julie M. O’Dell, Smith Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Christopher J. St. Jeanos, James E. Fitzmaurice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY; David J. Baldwin, Peter C. McGivney, Zachary J. Schnapp, Berger Harris LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk Pasich, Nathan M. Davis, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Jeffrey L. Schulman, Peter A. Halprin, Pasich LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D69940

    Court applied overwhelming hardship standard to motion to dismiss or stay for forum non conveniens where there was no evidence of a "race to the courthouse" by the parties such that their cases could be deemed contemporaneously filed and where there was no indication that plaintiffs had engaged in improper forum shopping.

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  • The Olga J. Nowak Irrevocable Trust v. Voya Fin., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-12
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Chancellor Wharton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. Bruce McNew, Cooch and Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Tiffany Geyer Lydon, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; David T. McDowell, Robert P. Debelak, Avi Moshenberg, Mcdowell & Heatherington LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
    Case Number: D69881

    Laches barred life insurance contract reformation claim where defendant insurer had expressly stated years prior that it intended to rely on an interpretation of the policy contrary to the parties' previous understanding.

  • Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Estate of Malkin

    Publication Date: 2022-06-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Traynor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: A. Thompson Bayliss, Stephen C. Childs, Abrams & Bayliss LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ginger D. Anders, Donald B. Verilli, Jr., Brendan B. Gants, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC; Stephen L. Caponi, Matthew B. Goeller, K&L Gates LLP, Wilmington, DE; Samuel O. Patmore, Jenea M. Reed, Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. for appellants.
    for defendant: Donald L. Gouge, Jr., Donald L. Gouge, Jr., LLC, Wilmington, DE; Gregory J. Star, Michael L. Miller, Joseph M. Kelleher, Cozen O’Connor P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellee.
    Case Number: D69841

    Bona fide purchaser or securities intermediary could not assert UCC defenses to estate's claim to recover death benefit from stranger-originated life insurance policy since Delaware public policy precluded any party from profiting off an illegal wager on human life.

  • Abdullah v. Allstate Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-26
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Butler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Tyler Sacchetta, Sacchetta & Baldino, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Arthur D. Kuhl, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D69795

    The court found that the prevailing party, when an underinsured motorist claim resulted in a plaintiff's verdict but at an amount less than the damages paid by the tortfeasor, was the defendant insurance company who issued the UIM policy.

  • Spine Care Delaware, LLC v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-03-22
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Primos
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan L. Parshall, Lauren A. Cirrinicione, Murphy & Landon, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Donald M. Ransom, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Gavin Reinke, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA for defendant.
    Case Number: D69756

    Insurer lacked reasonable basis to impose multiple payment reductions for bills seeking compensation under PIP benefits where doing so meant provider was being compensated at a lower rate than its peers.

  • Ace Am. Ins. Co. v. Rite Aid Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-01-25
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Pharmaceuticals | Retail
    Court: Delaware Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Seitz
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garrett B. Moritz, R. Garrett Rice, Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Wilmington, DE;Marc S. Casarino, White & Williams LLP, Wilmington, DE; Jonathan D. Hacker, ; O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, D.C.; Michael S. Shuser, Blair E. Kaminsky, Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP, New York, NY for, appellants.
    for defendant: Jody C. Barillare, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gerald P. Konkel; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.; William R. Peterson, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Houston, TX; Christopher M. Popecki, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Los Angeles, CA for appellees.
    Case Number: D69688

    The court held that the suit against the defendants for which plaintiffs sought defense coverage under its liability policy did not allege damages that were covered by the insurance policy such that the insurer had no duty to defend. Reversed decision of lower court.