February 2, 2022
Legend has it that these were the last words uttered by Sir Roger Casement shortly before the King’s Executioner pulled the lever, thereby causing poor Sir Roger to be hanged until dead. Born in 1864, Sir Roger Casement worked for …
August 18, 2014
Insurance companies and their adjusting staff are well aware of basic policy interpretive rules. When determining whether the insurance company has a duty to defend a tendered complaint, the rules are stacked against the insurance company, and in favor of …
August 1, 2012
A New York appellate court recently issued one of the more interesting policy interpretation decisions, highlighting the importance of clearly drafted policies and exhibiting the well-settled principle that any ambiguity in a policy should be construed liberally in favor of …