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  • EMSI Acquisitions, Inc. v. RSUI Indem. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-10-02
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Fuentes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: D68720

    District court correctly granted insurance claimant judgment where policy was ambiguous as to class of persons excluded from making a claim, such that ambiguities in the policy were to be construed in favor of coverage.

  • Green v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Richard H. Cross, Jr. and Christopher P. Simon, Cross & Simon, LLC, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Paul A. Bradley and Stephanie A. Fox, Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy LLC, Wilmington, DE, George M. Church and Laura A. Cellucci, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Baltimore, MD, Meloney Perry, Perry Law, P.C., Dallas, TX, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68696

    Class certification granted where plaintiffs' claims that insurer illegally used computer models to deny PIP claims constituted a common contention that could be resolved through class action.

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

    Publication Date: 2019-09-11
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stokes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Frederick S. Freibott and Dennis Mason, II, The Freibott Law Firm, P.A., Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Jeffery A. Young, Young and McNelis, Dover, DE for defendant.
    Case Number: D68698

    An insurer's obligation under Delaware's personal injury protection law did not extend to a situation where the insured stepped in an open drain while washing his vehicle.

  • Athene Life and Annuity Co. v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Glasscock
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Martin S. Lessner, Richard J. Thomas, and M. Paige Valeski, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Wilmington, DE; James P. Gillespie, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Washington, DC; Adam T. Humann, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY; Brian C. Ralston, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Kenneth J. Nachbar and Sabrina M. Hendershot, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Joel Friedlander and Christopher P. Quinn, Friedlander & Gorris, P.A, Wilmington, De; John L. Jacobus, J. Walker Johnson, Catherine D. Cockerham, and Michael E. Stoll, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC, for defendants.
    Case Number: D68662

    Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction where plaintiffs would obtain complete relief if they received money damages from defendants' alleged breach of the parties' agreement.

  • Solera Holdings, Inc. v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-08-14
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance | Software
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge LeGrow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: David J. Baldwin and Carla M. Jones, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Peter M. Gillon, Alexander D. Har-diman and Tamara D. Bruno, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington, DC for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Gregory F. Fischer and Angelo G. Savino, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE and Washington, DC for defendants ACE Ameri-can Ins. Co. and Fed. Ins. Co. Carmella P. Keener, Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendants En-durance Am. Ins. Co. and Liberty Ins. Underwriters Inc. Ronald P. Schiller, Michael R. Carlson and Matthew N. Klebanoff, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA for Endurance Am. Ins. Co. Scott A. Schechter and Matthew E. Mawby, Kaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLP, Valhalla, NY for defendant Liberty Ins. Underwriters Inc. Bruce W. McCullough, Bodell Bové, LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant Zurich Am. Ins. Co. Bruce E. Jameson and John G. Day, Prickett, Jones & Elliott, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Tammy Yuen and Kenneth M. McBrady, III, Skarzynski Black LLC , New York, NY for defendant XL Specialty Ins. Co. Kurt M. Heyman and Aaron M. Nelson, Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP, Wilmington, DE; Scott B. Schreiber and James W. Thomas, Jr., Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Washington, DC for defendant Illinois Nat’l Ins. Co. Stephen F. Dryden, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, New Castle, DE for defendant Hudson Ins. Co. John C. Phillips, Jr. and David A. Bilson, Phillips, Goldman, McLaughlin & Hall, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Geoffrey W. Heineman and Jung H. Park, Ropers, Majeski Kohn & Bentley, New York, NY for defendant Argonaut Ins. Co.
    Case Number: D68667

    The court held that the claimed loss fell within the plain language of the insurance policies, and other factual issues precluded summary judgment.

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  • Conduent State Healthcare, LLC v. AIG Specialty Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robin L. Cohen and Keith McKenna, McKool Smith, P.C., New York, NY; Jennifer C. Wasson and Carla M. Jones, Potter, Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Wilmington, DE for plaintiff.
    for defendant: John L. Reed, Matthew Denn, and Harrison S. Carpenter, DLA Piper LLP, Wilmington, DE, Robert S. Harrell, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX for defendants.
    Case Number: D68631

    Defendants obligated to provide defense costs following state attorney general's issuance of a civil investigative demand to defendants' insured because the demand involved an investigation into Medicaid fraud and constituted a "demand for non-monetary relief" under the terms of defendants' policies.

  • Sun Life Assurance Co. Canada v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2019-05-29
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection | Insurance Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Stark
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Thomas J. Francella, Gregory F. Fischer, Michael J. Miller, Charles J. Vinicombe, Barry Golob, Daniel P. Thiel, Lezlie Madden and Kristin Parker, Cozen O'Connor, Wilmington, DE and Philadelphia, PA for plaintiff.
    for defendant: David J. Baldwin, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; John E. Failla, Nathan Lander and Elise A. Yablonski, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY for defendant.
    Case Number: D68578

    Genuine issues of material fact precluded summary judgment on defendant's counterclaims for deceptive trade practices and promissory estoppel in this insurance matter.

  • Arch Ins. Co. v. Murdock

    Publication Date: 2019-05-22
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Insurance Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Davis
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert J. Katzenstein and Kathleen M. Miller, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE; Ronald P. Schiller, Daniel J. Layden, and Bonnie M. Hoffman, Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, Philadelphia, PA; Michael L. Manire and Deeanna M. Galla, Manire & Galla LLP, New York, NY; Robert P. Colon and Kevin A. Lahm, Walker Wilcox Matousek LLP, Chicago, IL; Merril Hirsh, Merril Hirsh PLLC, Washington, DC for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Elena C. Norman and Mary F. Dugan, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP, Wilmington, DE; Kirk A. Pasich and Pamela Woods, Pasich LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Mikaela Whitman and Jeffrey L. Schulman, Pasich LLP, New York, NY for defendants.
    Case Number: D68467

    Summary judgment in insurers' declaratory judgment action regarding coverage obligations denied in part where there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether insurers unreasonably withheld consent to covered settlement or whether insureds breached cooperation clause by failing to respond to certain document and information requests by insurers.

  • Schmelz v. Martone

    Publication Date: 2019-05-15
    Practice Area: Insurance Law | Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Medinilla
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Robert T. Graney, Law Offices of Chrissinger & Baumberger, Wilmington, DE for third-party defendant Liberty Mutual.
    for defendant: Matthew E. O'Byrne, Casarino Christman Shalk Ransom & Doss, P.A., Wilmington, DE for defendant Martone.
    Case Number: D68563

    Defendant did not have standing to pursue a counterclaim against plaintiff's insurer for indemnity or contribution in this personal injury matter, because she did not have a legally protected interest.

  • Smith v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Education | Insurance
    Court: Delaware Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Streett
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Lisa C. McLaughlin for plaintiff
    for defendant: Daniel A. Griffith for defendant
    Case Number: D68445

    A school district's insurer had a duty to defend a teacher in an action by a former student for the teacher's sexual misconduct, because the underlying complaint included claims that fell within the policy. Ambiguity existed with regard to a policy exclusion, so the court resolved the ambiguity against the insurer.