Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Corporate Representative Depositions: Should the Insurance Company Have a Voice? August 6, 2013 By Wesley Todd When litigating the insurance policy provisions, no one is surprised when an insured’s attorney requests the deposition of an insurer’s... Read More
East News Road to Recovery Gathering Pebbles: Subrogation’s Burden of Proof August 1, 2013 By Gary Wickert The recent New York Supreme Court decision of American International Ins. Co. v. A. Steinman Plumbing & Heating Corp., 2012... Read More
Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Compliance with the Examination Under Oath Request: A Must or a Maybe? July 30, 2013 By Wesley Todd For decades, if an insured did not comply with an insurer’s request for an examination under oath (“EUO”), the insurer... Read More
Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Estop it Right There: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Property Claims July 23, 2013 By Wesley Todd An insured’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy is an interesting and often unexplored issue that can have a large impact on an... Read More
Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Making a House a Home: the ‘Residence Premises’ Definition July 16, 2013 By Wesley Todd An insured must reside at their property to have coverage for damage to their home under an HO form policy.... Read More
Midwest News Road to Recovery Vandalism, Fire Losses and the Doctrine of ‘Inferred Intent’ July 11, 2013 By Gary Wickert Property subrogation professionals routinely see cases involving fires caused by uninsured minors playing in buildings. Subrogation is the business of... Read More
Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Chipped Tile Claims Meet the “Marring” Exclusion in Ergas July 10, 2013 By Wesley Todd In Ergas v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Co., 2013 WL 1748574 (Fla. 4th DCA April 24, 2013), the Fourth District... Read More
Burke's Law East News New York Insurers Breaching Duty to Defend May Not Assert Policy Exclusions July 3, 2013 By Burke Coleman The New York Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the importance of the insurer’s duty to defend its insureds, holding that... Read More
Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News The “Prompt Notice” Provision and Summary Judgment July 2, 2013 By Wesley Todd Florida District Courts of Appeal recently have been very busy with cases involving the “prompt notice” provision in property insurance... Read More
People People June 24, 2013 Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas. Laura Cali,... Read More