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Michael DiSantis is a partner in Tressler’s Insurance and Litigation practices. He focuses his practice in the areas of insurance coverage analysis and insurance coverage litigation, assisting insurance companies in resolving complex disputes. He has represented insurance companies in litigated… Continue Reading →
Danita Davis Sudac is an associate in the Insurance and Litigation practices. She represents insurers in matters in connection with insurance issues, including claims related to commercial general liability coverage and professional liability coverage. Her practice areas include Insurance, Litigation,… Continue Reading →
In Crown Tree Service, Inc. v. Atain Specialty Insurance Company, the underlying U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held that there was no coverage for a suit against the insured tree service by the owner of land… Continue Reading →
The policyholder in Maids on Call, LLC v. Ohio Security Ins. Co., 2018 WL 264088 (D. Neb. Jan. 2, 2018) (Connecticut and Nebraska law) was sued for allegedly abandoning a housecleaning franchise operation, beginning a new housecleaning business in the… Continue Reading →
When an insurer assumes charge of its policyholder’s defense while simultaneously reserving its rights on a basis adverse to the policyholder’s interests such as an intentional acts exclusion, a conflict of interest exists. In such a situation, the insurer must disclose the conflict… Continue Reading →
In McShane Constr. Co., LLC v. Gotham Ins. Co., No. 16-2632 (8th Cir. filed Aug. 11, 2017), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s grant of Gotham’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon… Continue Reading →
In Taos Ski Valley, Inc. v. Nova Casualty Company, Case No. 16-2118 (10th Cir. August 25, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico’s order dismissing the… Continue Reading →
The United States Supreme Court recently clarified the extent of personal jurisdiction over a corporation. The Court previously established that a court in a state other than a corporation’s place of incorporation or principal place of business can assert general… Continue Reading →
In Yahoo! Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA, No. 17-cv-00447 NC, 2017 WL 2405025 (N.D. Cal. June 2, 2017), the district court concluded there was no coverage for TCPA claims for unsolicited text messages under a… Continue Reading →
In Unwired Solutions, Inc. v. Ohio Security Insurance Co., Case No. Case 1:16-cv-00405-CCB (D. Md. 2017), Ohio Security denied owing any defense or indemnity obligation to its insured, Unwired Solutions, Inc. dba Linq Services, Inc. (“Linq”) for an underlying action… Continue Reading →