Generally there is a split among the jurisdictions as to whether negligent misrepresentation generally constitutes an “occurrence.” Steven Plitt and...
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Steven Plitt is the current successor author to Couch on Insurance, 3d. He maintains a national coverage practice with The Cavanagh Law Firm. He has been listed continuously as one of Arizona's 50 lawyers by Southwest Super Lawyers. He can be reached splitt@cavanaghlaw.com. To read additional articles by Steven Plitt, go to www.insuranceexpertplitt.com.
The question of whether a coinsurance penalty in a commercial property policy was based upon ACV or RCV was recently...
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The Florida Supreme Court in Trinidad v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., 2013 WL 3333823 (Fla. July 3, 2013) held that...
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In Washington National Ins. Corp. v. Ruderman, 117 So.3d 943 (Fla. 2013) the Eleventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals...
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Most jurisdictions recognize a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED). Under this type of cause of...
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Standard uninsured motorist policies provide coverage for hit and run accidents. However, the specific language utilized by various insurers may...
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In the insurance defense context involving commercial insureds, it is not uncommon for an insurer to defend the employer as...
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Texas Supreme Court Puts an Exclamation Point on its Prior Case Two recent decisions from the Texas Supreme Court establish...
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Insurance policies assign several duties to the insured in the event of an occurrence that may result in a claim....
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Georgia Supreme Court Says Insurer Can’t Have its Cake and Eat it too Insurance companies were historically faced with a...
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