Liberty Mutual Avoids Payout Even Though Sublimit Omitted from Policy June 20, 2023 By William Rabb What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit...
Nashville Bar Damaged by Car Bombing Sues Insurer June 15, 2023 By William Rabb When a Tennessee man set off a bomb in downtown Nashville in 2020, it not only disrupted a peaceful Christmas...
Few Florida Insurers Compel Arbitration, but Attorneys Say that Will Change January 26, 2023 By William Rabb After American Integrity Insurance Co. filed for a binding arbitration endorsement on homeowner policies one year ago, many in the...
Attorney for Insurer Says Law Firm Working with Contractors to Find New Hurricane Claimants January 25, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurance defense attorney accuses the McClenny Moseley & Associates law firm of teaming up with restoration contractors to illegally...
7th Circuit: Insurer Must Defend Horse Farm From Lawsuit Over Golf Cart Accident June 29, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer must defend an Illinois equestrian business from a lawsuit filed by a man who was injured when he...
5th Circuit: Insurer Liable for Harvey Damage Despite ‘Creative’ Policy Language and ‘Legal Gotcha’ March 8, 2021 By Jim Sams While Hurricane Harvey dumped 60 inches of rain on the Houston area in August 2017, the authority that operates the...
Policyholders With Endorsements for Diseases Survive Motions to Dismiss COVID-19 Claims January 11, 2021 By Jim Sams While insurers continue to win four out of five cases in early rounds, in the past month two property owners...
7th Circuit: Fatal Crash Not Covered Because Vehicle Not on Policy April 14, 2020 By Jim Sams An insurance carrier is not liable for a fatal crash caused by an ambulance that was not listed on its...
Insurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Policy Application June 21, 2019 An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules a Single Occurrence Applies in Fire Case November 2, 2018 By Denise Johnson In a ruling published this week, Wisconsin’s highest court reversed and remanded a court of appeals decision that found a...