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New York Law Journal

Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co. v. The Burlington Ins. Co.

By | August 02, 2016
New Jersey Law Applies on Issue Over Transit Bodies' Status as Additional Insureds on Policy
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Determining Insurance Liability and the Meaning of 'Publication'

Policyholders now argue that liability carriers must cover claims arising from unauthorized recording suits because they involve "publication" that has caused a personal and advertising injury. Courts are divided, though, on the meaning of "publication."
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Univ. of Pittsburgh v. Lexington Ins. Co.

Insured's Notice of Claim to Insurer Under Subject Policy Was Facially Deficient
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Silverstein v. XL Specialty Ins. Co.

Appraisal Proceeding's Umpire Held Authority Under Both Art Gallery's, Owner's Policies
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

After Nixing Multiple Settlement Offers, Insurer Is Hit With $850K Verdict

The lawyers for a woman who was injured in a car wreck said they bent over backward to give the defendant driver's insurer a chance to tender her $100,000 policy limits before taking the case to trial, extending the deadline to respond and going so far as to have the plaintiff's surgeon speak to the claims adjuster and confirm that cervical surgery would be necessary.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Courts Disagree on Admissibility of UIM Policy Details

In a ruling indicative of what attorneys said is a lack of uniformity across the state regarding UM and UIM evidence, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has broken with the Middle District over the admissibility of a plaintiff's underinsured motorist policy limits and premium amounts in a jury trial on damages.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

Utica Mutual Ins. Co. v. Clearwater Ins. Co.

Oct. 11, 2014 Is Intermediate Date From Which To Apply Statutory Prejudgment Interest
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Insurer Agrees to Cover $4.9M Judgment Despite Policy Limits

Georgia's largest provider of medical malpractice insurance has agreed to pay a $4.9 million judgment rendered against a metro Atlanta physician and his medical clinic, even though the clinic's insurance policies had a combined $2 million ceiling, according to the medical malpractice lawyer who secured the winning verdict.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Climate Change for the Insurance Industry

The burning of fossil fuels produces CO2 and other so-called greenhouse gases (GHGs) that scientists have linked to global warming and other changes in the Earth's climate. In just the last year, so-called carbon extractors and heavy users of fossil fuels have come under heightened scrutiny. Insurance companies should pay close attention to developments related to climate change and make certain that they remain proactive in the way in which they address risk to their respective organizations.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Modern Gas, PICS Case No. 16-0907 (Pa. Super. July 8, 2016) Mundy, J. (11 pages).

Trial court erred in granting summary judgment for gas company in insurer's subrogation suit based on fire in pizza oven after gas company serviced the oven, because the trial court erred in assessing the credibility of insurer's expert's report. Reversed.
5 minute read

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