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New 50-State Survey: Application of Pollution Exclusion in First-Party Property Insurance Policies

Click here to download our new 50-State Survey: Application of Pollution Exclusion in First-Party Property Insurance Policies. Disclaimer: This survey is for general information only and is not intended to provide and should not be relied upon exclusively for legal… Continue Reading →

Ohio Court: Insurer Owes Duty To Defend Opioid Claim

In Acuity v. Masters Pharmaceutical, Inc., 2020 WL 3446652, 220 -Ohio- 3440 (Ohio. Ct. App. June 24, 2020), the court held that an insurer owed a duty to defend claims by government entities against an insured wholesale pharmaceutical distributor, concluding the… Continue Reading →

Ohio Supreme Court Declines To Apply “All Sums” Rule

In Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 2020 WL 1943212, — N.E.3d —- (2020), the Ohio Supreme Court addressed the certified question of “whether an insured is permitted to seek full and complete… Continue Reading →

The Illinois Appellate Court and the Right to Independent Counsel

While the Illinois COVID-19 stay-at-home order continues to keep everyone at home, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court has been busy. The Court issued two decisions concerning the right to independent counsel and when there may be a… Continue Reading →

“Publishing” Exclusion Did Not Preclude Duty To Defend Alleged “Publication” Of Personal Information

In an unpublished opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an insurer had a duty to defend its insured for a putative class action alleging that the insured, Brighton Collectibles, LLC (“Brighton”), collected and sold Plaintiff’s and other customers’… Continue Reading →

California Court Finds Section 533 Applies to Preclude Coverage for Lead Paint Settlement

In Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London et al. v. ConAgra Grocery Products Company, et al. San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CGC-14-53673, a San Francisco Superior Court recently ruled that ConAgra’s insurers are not required to pay its $102 million… Continue Reading →

Nebraska Supreme Court: Professional Services Exclusion Does Not Apply to Wrongful Conviction Claim

Last week, we wrote about the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision late last year, holding that insurance coverage for malicious prosecution was triggered when the insureds’ wrongful conduct occurred rather than when the underlying claimant was exonerated.  Earlier this year, the… Continue Reading →

Illinois Supreme Court Decides Trigger of Coverage for Malicious Prosecution Coverage Claims

Commercial general liability insurance policies typically afford coverage for “personal injury” or “personal and advertising injury,” which is often defined to include “false imprisonment” and “malicious prosecution.” As a result, when local agencies and their employees are sued arising out of… Continue Reading →

New York Federal Court Applies Media Exclusion

In Dish Network Corp. v. Ace American Ins. Co., 2019 WL 7047341, — F.Supp.3d —- (S.D.N.Y. 2019), the court evaluated choice of law and a “media exclusion” to an insurance coverage dispute between Dish Network Corporation (“Dish”) and its insurer… Continue Reading →

Maryland Court Addresses Time On The Risk Allocation For Lead Injury

In Pennsylvania Nat’l Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. Jeffers, 2020 WL 502612, — A.3d —- (2020), the Maryland Special Court of Appeals evaluated and applied the continuous trigger and time on the risk allocation rules to a lead poisoning bodily… Continue Reading →

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