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New Jersey Law Journal

5 Reasons a Jury Will Have to Decide Whether Emails Settled a Superstorm Sandy Claim Before Insured Brought Suit

A federal district court in New Jersey has ruled that a jury would have to decide whether an insured and its insurer had reached a settlement of the insured's Superstorm Sandy claim for wind damage to its property before the insured had filed its lawsuit.
17 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hong v. Chen

By | April 20, 2017
Triable Issues Raised if Pedestrian Sustained Serious Injury Denying Dismissal of Complaint
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Emerald Town Car of Pearl River, LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co.

By | April 19, 2017
Claims Against Broker Dismissed but Breach, Negligence Claims Stated as Against Insurer
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Exhaustion of Policy Limits and Termination of the Duty to Defend

Liability insurance policies generally provide both indemnification against loss and defense against claims and suits. The cost of defense is generally paid in addition to the policy limits for indemnity.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Decisions Address Policy Exhaustion, Attorney Fees and Conformity Certificates

In his No-Fault Insurance Law Wrap-Up, David M. Barshay reviews recent holdings, one of which saw the Appellate Term, Second Department, in contrast with the Appellate Term, First Department, reject the argument that an insurer's denial of a claim permits it to pay subsequent claims, which can lead to policy exhaustion before the contested earlier claim is litigated or arbitrated.
22 minute read

Daily Business Review

Report: Dog Bite Claims Spike Nationally in 2016

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims—more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Report: Dog Bite Claims Spike Nationally in 2016

Homeowner insurers felt the bite last year as dog bite cases jumped 18 percent across the country, spurring more than $600 million in claims—more than one-third of all homeowner liability claims for 2016.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

State's Highest Court Will Rehear Commercial Auto Insurance Case

The state's highest court is soliciting amici curiae contributions from parties interested in a case involving a fatal auto accident in western New York and the "hired auto" provisions of a commercial insurance policy.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Coca-Cola Sues Insurer for Nepal Protest That Cost $1M in Losses

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola is suing an insurer and underwriter for their refusal to reimburse it for nearly $1 million in losses suffered during an uprising that corked supplies to two bottling plants in the Himalayan nation of Nepal.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Coca-Cola Sues Insurer for Nepal Protest That Cost $1M in Losses

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola is suing an insurer and underwriter for their refusal to reimburse it for nearly $1 million in losses suffered during an uprising that corked supplies to two bottling plants in the Himalayan nation of Nepal.
3 minute read

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