Ohio High Court Rules Coverage Owed for Contamination That Ruined Product March 24, 2022 By Jim Sams Contamination that ruined more than $1 million worth of glass containers manufactured by a policyholder’s customer counts as damage that...
Liberty Must Defend Against Lawsuits by Nassar Accusers; Coverage May Be Capped March 1, 2022 By Jim Sams Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in...
Despite Assault Exclusion, Razor Attack Covered by Policy Because of Mental Illness December 21, 2021 By Jim Sams There was no argument that Colin Doherty, a resident at the Brown County Care Center, slashed Austin Krewina’s face with...
No Coverage Owed for $1.2 Million Loss Caused by Gold Coin Shipping Scam December 7, 2021 By Jim Sams A Dallas gold coins dealer cannot evade a fraudulent check exclusion in its insurance policy by putting the onus on...
Insurer Must Defend Against Lawsuit Over Drug Overdose, Despite Exclusion December 3, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer must defend its policyholders against a lawsuit that alleges their drug-dealer son caused the overdose death of a...
Okla. Supreme Ct. Ruling Shows Policyholders Shouldn’t Depend on Agent’s Representations November 24, 2021 By Jim Sams New Dominion LLC taps into oil and natural gas reserves that many production companies avoid. The Tulsa, Oklahoma company operates...
Nevada Supreme Court Rules Insured Must Prove Coverage Owed in Construction Defect Litigation October 29, 2021 By Jim Sams At least 14 construction defect lawsuits have been filed against developers and subcontractors that built thousands of Nevada homes. Two...
Viewpoint: Due Process, Bill Cosby, and D&O Liability Insurance Conduct Exclusions July 8, 2021 By William G. Passannante Directors and officers liability insurance policies often contain exclusions for losses related to criminal or deliberately fraudulent activities. Such exclusions...
‘Physical Abuse’ Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Claim Stemming From Fight Over Fish August 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A policy that excludes damages caused by “physical abuse” does not take a property insurer off the hook for a...
Plaintiffs Hope to Consolidate COVID-19 Business-Interruption Lawsuits April 23, 2020 By Jim Sams Two groups of plaintiffs — one in Philadelphia, the other in Chicago — are asking federal courts to consolidate lawsuits...