A federal appellate court is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court whether a law that was passed to protect oilfield contractors from demands by big oil companies that they be indemnified for their own mistakes also applies to contractors who work …
Coverage from a commercial auto policy does not remain in effect after the policy’s expiration date merely because the insurer failed to give proper notice to the Department of Motor Vehicles that it was canceling a certificate of insurance, the …
A federal appellate court, grappling with conflicting decisions from federal courts, is asking the Texas Supreme Court to decide whether attorney fees can be awarded to claimants when insurers pay appraisal awards plus interest owed because of the late payment. …
A federal appellate court is again asking the California Supreme Court to resolve a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns — this time only on a narrow issue about a virus exclusion. A panel of the 9th Circuit …
Ken’s Foods says it spared its insurer a potential $10 million pollution claim by spending more than $2 million on mitigation costs. It wants that money back. Steadfast Insurance Co. refuses to pay, saying that the policy it issued to …
In our original first alert about COVID-19 business interruption insurance coverage that we authored at the pandemic’s outset, we predicted extreme rigidness by insurance companies and coverage denials galore. Regrettably for policyholders, our prediction came true, with myriad insurance coverage …
More than eight years after Bonnie Winslett tore up and threw away a summons that notified her she was being sued, the Georgia Supreme Court is being asked to resolve questions of law that will determine whether GEICO Indemnity Co. …