Asbestos Wrongful Death Claim Allowed Against Employer as Workers’ Comp Exception October 24, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Connecticut appeals court has revived a wrongful death claim that tests a narrow exception to the state law that...
Mass. Supreme: No ‘Imbalance of Power’ Means Beating Wasn’t Abuse March 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless...
Conn. Supreme Court Upholds Insurers in COVID Business Loss Appeals January 31, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld insurers in two cases where claims for business interruption losses blamed on Covid-19 were...
Mo. Supreme Reverses $5.2M Award to Woman Who Caught STD in Boyfriend’s Car January 12, 2023 By Jim Sams The Missouri Supreme Court threw out a $5.2 million arbitration award to a woman who contracted a venereal disease while...
Auto Dealer’s Insurer Not Liable for Auctioneer Employee’s Crash that Killed 5 November 29, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A tragic accident at a Massachusetts auto auction company is not covered by the insurance of the auto dealer that...
Progressive Not Liable for Medical Bills if Insured Refused to Cooperate November 4, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff Auto insurer Progressive Insurance is not responsible for a hospital bill incurred by a Massachusetts insured who refused to cooperate...
Court Asks if Exclusive Remedy Exception Applies to ‘Intentional’ Lead Poisoning November 5, 2021 By Jim Sams Utah workers are allowed to sue their employers for an injury caused by their employer’s intentional act. That exception to...
Contrary Judges Resist ‘Herding Behavior’ for COVID-19 Claims October 26, 2021 By Jim Sams Insurers continue to prevail in the vast majority of lawsuits that seek business-interruption coverage for income lost during COVID-19 shutdowns,...
Restaurants Ask N.C. Supreme Court to Bypass Appeals Court in COVID Win June 30, 2021 By Jim Sams A group of North Carolina restaurants and an industry group are asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to bypass the...
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...