Author Michael DiSantis
In Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co., Case No. 12-3289 (C.D. Ill. Sep. 26, 2019), the court held that Cincinnati Insurance Company (“Cincinnati”) owes coverage for H.D. Smith’s settlement of a lawsuit filed by the State of… Continue Reading →
In Navigators Ins. Co. v. American Home Assurance Co., 2019 WL 2583253, — S.W.3d —- (Mo. Ct. App. 2019), the Missouri Court of Appeals held that a commercial general liability insurance policy provided no coverage for claims that an electrical… Continue Reading →
UPDATE: The Third Circuit recently affirmed the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Transportation Ins. Co v. Heathland Hosp. Group LLC, — Fed. Appx. —-, 2019 WL 3383876, at *1 (3d Cir. July 26, 2019),… Continue Reading →
In Pennsylvania Manufacturers Indem. Co. v. Pottstown Industrial Complex, LP, 2019 WL 3281746, — A.3d —- (Pa. Super. Ct. July 22, 2019), the Pennsylvania Superior Court held an insurer owed a duty to defend its insured against a tenant’s claim… Continue Reading →
In Hershey Creamery Co. v. Liberty Mutual Fire Ins. Co., No. 1:18-CV-694, 2019 WL 1988397 (M.D. Pa. May 6, 2019), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania held a patent and trademark infringement lawsuit against an… Continue Reading →
The holidays are a great time for reflection, and in that spirit, we here at the CGL Dispatch Blog would like to take a brief look back at some 2018 cases in which high courts addressed commercial general liability insurance… Continue Reading →
In Ohio Northern University v. Charles Construction Services, Inc., 2018 WL 4926159, — N.E.3d —- (Ohio 2018), the Ohio Supreme Court held that claims against an insured for alleged construction defects do not constitute an “occurrence” even if they arise… Continue Reading →
This month, we have reviewed a few 2018 cases in which courts held claims arising out of faulty workmanship did not involve an “occurrence” and were not covered by liability insurance policies under Pennsylvania law. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Icon Legacy… Continue Reading →
Last week, we reviewed Lenick Constr., Inc. v. Selective Way Ins. Co., 2018 WL 2727394, — Fed. Appx. —- (3d. Cir. 2018), a Third Circuit case addressing the scope of coverage for claims arising from faulty workmanship under Pennsylvania law… Continue Reading →
In Kvaerner Metals Division of Kvaerner US, Inc. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 900 A.2d 888 (Pa. 2006), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that “the definition of ‘accident’ required to establish an ‘occurrence’… cannot be satisfied by claims based upon… Continue Reading →