The California Court of Appeals recently considered the question of when an insurer’s claim for reimbursement of defense costs is...
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In Citizen’s Property Ins. Corp. v. Perdido Sun Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 164 So.3d 663 (Fla. 2015), the Florida Supreme Court...
Numerous jurisdictions have recognized an insured’s right to independent counsel where a conflict of interest exists between the insured and...
Most jurisdictions have adopted equitable subrogation. Plitt & Plitt, Practical Tools for Handling Insurance Cases, § 7:7 (Thomson Reuters 2011)...
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in SRM, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., 2015 WL 5011719 (10th Cir., Aug....
The Texas Supreme Court in JAW the Point, LLC v. Lexington Ins. Co., 460 S.W.3d 597 (Tex. 2015) held, on...
Liability insurance policies typically have two main components: defense and indemnity. North American Specialty Ins. Co. v. Royal Surplus Lines...
Reverse bad faith refers to a cause of action which would allow the insurance company to assert a counterclaim for...
So, the tenants have moved out and you’ve turned off the gas and electric utilities. However a fire burns the...
Homeowner policies contain a vacancy exclusion. Under the terms of the standard vacancy exclusion, damage caused by “vandalism and malicious...