In World Harvest Church v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co., 2016-Ohio-2913 (Ohio May 11, 2016), the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that an abuse or molestation exclusion barred coverage for a church’s settlement after a jury found it vicariously liable for its… Continue Reading →
The underlying complaint in Sharp Plumbing v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 2016 WL 860415 (March 7, 2016 9th Cir.) sought damages due to leaks, restricted water flow and pipe breakage caused by dezincification of water that flowed through… Continue Reading →
On previous motions for summary judgment filed by the insured, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, found that Scottsdale Insurance Company (Scottsdale) had no duty to defend the underlying complaint filed against its insured,… Continue Reading →
In Hermitage Ins. Co. v. Skyview & Construction Corp., et al., 137 A. D. 3d 712 (1st Dept. 2016), the New York appellate court again reaffirmed the numerous pitfalls that attend the process of trying to obtain additional insured coverage… Continue Reading →
On April 6, 2016, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal in Vogue International, LLC v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Company, Case No. 2D15-3131, affirmed the trial court’s ruling on summary judgment in favor of Hartford Casualty Insurance Company (Hartford), finding… Continue Reading →
In First Mercury Ins. Co. v. CE Design, Ltd., 2016 IL App (1st) 143924-U (March 30, 2016), an Illinois appellate court held an insurer owed no coverage for a class settlement consisting of TCPA statutory damages falling within a $500… Continue Reading →
In Ramara, Inc. v. Westfield Insurance Co., No. 15-1003 (3d Cir. Feb. 17, 2016), the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that, under Pennsylvania law, the additional insured need only show “but for” causation to trigger the additional insured… Continue Reading →
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota and found that insurer, National Union, had a duty to defend the insured and, therefore, another insurer, Continental Casualty, was entitled to equitable… Continue Reading →
In Nazarian v. Colony Insurance Company, 2016 WL 471853 (Cal. App. February 8, 2016), the California Court of Appeals held that an insurer owed no duty to defend or indemnify its insured for an underlying suit arising out of the… Continue Reading →
Once again, the labyrinth wrapped in a conundrum that is New York Insurance Law 3420 (d)(2) rears its ugly head, but at least the outcome was not so ugly. In Black Bull Contracting, LLC v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co., 135… Continue Reading →
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