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9th Circuit Affirms Insurer’s Denial of a Duty to Defend or Indemnify its Insured Against a Counterclaim Filed in the Insured’s Patent Infringement Suit

In Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. KFx Med. Corp., 2016 WL 145996 (9th Cir. January 8, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the District Court’s order granting partial summary judgment in favor of… Continue Reading →

Illinois Appellate Court Rules Umbrella Policy is Excess to Self-Insurance That a Village Obtained Through a Municipal Risk-Pooling Association

In Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2016 IL. App. (1st) 143336 (2016), the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s ruling that a village employee’s personal umbrella policy would only provide coverage… Continue Reading →

Far Beyond What Watson and Crick Imagined: Court Finds Improper Disclosure of a Person’s DNA Information Online Was Not Excluded by TCPA Exclusion

On January 6, 2016, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas held in Evanston Insurance Co. v. Gene by Gene Ltd., No. 14-cv-01842 (S.D. Tex. Jan. 6, 2016), that an exclusion for unlawful distribution of information… Continue Reading →

Can’t Stack This: 8th Circuit Enforces Anti-Stacking Provisions to Prevent Recovery Under Two Policies for a Single Injury

In Gohagan v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., No. 14-3454, 2016 WL 66944 (8th Cir. Jan. 6, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit affirmed a Missouri federal court’s ruling that the anti-stacking provisions in a commercial general liability… Continue Reading →

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