In many property loss cases, distinguishing between “coverage” and the “amount of loss” will be straightforward for purposes of invoking...
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Articles by Steven Plitt
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.
When an insurance company defends its insured under a reservation of rights, the question arises as to whether the insurer...
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Insurance companies may negotiate with their policyholder a settlement of a coverage dispute through a coverage buyback agreement. In this...
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Insurance companies have an early opportunity to obtain information and material that may be in the insured’s possession regarding a...
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As a general proposition, the doctrine of estoppel cannot be used to expand or create insurance coverage where no coverage...
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