A home warranty contract is an insurance contract. That’s the conclusion of the Oklahoma Supreme Court in a case in...
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Articles by Stephanie K. Jones
Minnesota’s high court has declined to expand the state’s doctrine of implied primary assumption of risk to recreational skiing and...
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The Ohio Supreme Court in early October ruled that a general contractor’s commercial general liability policy (CGL) does not cover...
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In late June, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled against an insurer and its insureds seeking summary judgement dismissing complaints against...
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Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance...
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A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homowners insurance policy that would require mandatory...
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Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system took a hit on March 1, 2016, when the state’s Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional the...
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The Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission has determined that the opt-out portion of the state’s 2013 workers’ compensation statute is unconstitutional....
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An insurer can’t depreciate labor in calculating the actual cash value (ACV) of an insured property in the event of...
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The rise of rampant claims litigation against property insurers following hailstorms in Texas has created a “cottage industry” that not...
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