Litigating Homeowners Insurance Policy Provisions Southeast News Corporate Representative Depositions: Should the Insurance Company Have a Voice? 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 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? 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 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 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’ 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 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 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 Florida District Courts of Appeal recently have been very busy with cases involving the “prompt notice” provision in property insurance... Read More
People People Oregon Insurance Commissioner Lou Savage is leaving the division to work on legal reform in emerging democracies overseas. Laura Cali,... Read More