In Platek v. Town of Hamburg, 2015 NY Slip Op 01483 (Feb. 19, 2015), the New York Court of Appeals...
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A person’s classification as an employee, temporary worker, or independent contractor can often affect various insurance coverages. While the distinction...
Underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage allows insureds to seek recovery from their own insurance company when an at-fault driver is underinsured—carrying...
A threshold question for insurance coverage is whether an event occurred to trigger coverage under the policy. Various theories of...
Two cases from New York recently explored the issue of when ownership of a vehicle transfers to determine how insurance...
A recent case from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed the application of a statutory presumption to an insurance...
When the literal language or structure of an insurance policy gives the policyholder the impression of coverage but effectively negates...
A recent ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified that an umbrella policy may be triggered even when...
A California appellate court recently held that a homeowner may sue an insurance adjuster individually for negligent misrepresentation. While agents...
Policyholders rely on their insurance agents to acquire insurance coverage. Generally an agent has a duty to obtain the requested...