Illinois Supreme Ct. Questions Prior Rulings, Holds Construction Defects May Be Covered December 4, 2023 By Jim Sams A long line of Illinois court cases has held that damage caused by construction defects isn’t covered by commercial general...
No Coverage for Investor Losses Caused by Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak July 12, 2023 By Jim Sams A 2015 Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream sold by Blue Bell Creameries hospitalized 10 people and killed three. While...
Wisc. Supreme: Homicide Conviction Doesn’t Mean Baby’s Death Wasn’t an Accident January 27, 2023 By Jim Sams The mother of a baby girl who was killed by her father may pursue a claim against the father’s insurer...
No Coverage for Damages Caused by Contractor’s ‘Wanton’ Negligence, 11th Circuit Rules January 11, 2023 By Jim Sams An Alabama judge awarded Robert and Mindy Barton $900,000 for actual damages and emotional distress caused by the botched construction...
Iowa Supreme Court Finds Gross Negligence Not Always an Intentional Act June 8, 2020 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court cleared the way for a federal lawsuit against an amusement park to proceed, reversing a district...
Court Says Insurance Doesn’t Cover Attacker in School Fight January 31, 2020 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a judge’s ruling that an insurance company must extend liability coverage to...
Viewpoint: What Do Power Outages, Wildfires, and Vaping Bans Have in Common? October 21, 2019 By Chantal Roberts At the outset, power outages, wildfires, and vaping bans do not appear similar at all, but in the rush to...
3rd Circuit Revives Some of Manufacturer’s Claims Against Insurers September 17, 2019 By Jim Sams Sapa Extrusions purchased 28 insurance policies from eight carriers, but not one of them would reimburse the manufacturer for the...
California Supreme Court: Negligent Hiring is an Occurrence June 13, 2018 By Denise Johnson In a decision that may have wide ranging effect on California employers, the California Supreme Court last week ruled that...
Is Negligent Misrepresentation a Covered ‘Occurrence’? November 13, 2013 By Steven Plitt Generally there is a split among the jurisdictions as to whether negligent misrepresentation generally constitutes an “occurrence.” Steven Plitt and...