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In Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. Klick, 2017 WL 3471357, 16-4000 (8th Cir. Aug. 14, 2017), the Eighth Circuit affirmed the ruling of the District of Minnesota, finding injuries resulting from carbon monoxide flowing from a recreational fishing… 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 →
In MMG Ins. Co. v. Floor Assoc., Inc., 2017 WL 3394619 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 8, 2017), the court held an insurer owed no coverage to a flooring subcontractor, finding the case “hinges on … faulty workmanship” and concluding Pennsylvania precedent… 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 Atlantic Casualty v. Zymblosky, 2017 WL 3017728 (Pa. Super. Ct. July 17. 2017), the Pennsylvania Superior Court applied a “Total Pollution Exclusion” to bodily injury claims arising out of the release of chlorine gas at a salvage yard. While… Continue Reading →
In Westfield Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Decorating Service, Inc., 16-1439 , 2017 WL 2979654 (7th Cir. 2017) (Illinois law), the Seventh Circuit held that Westfield Insurance Company (“Westfield”) must defend several contractors and subcontractors that worked on a 24-story condominium… Continue Reading →
In Great American Insurance Company v. Hamel, 60 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1257, ___ S.W.3d ___ (Tex. 2017), the Texas Supreme Court clarified its decision in State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Gandy, 925 S.W.3d 696, 714 (Tex. 1996),… 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 →
This week, in a significant insurance coverage decision, the New York Court of Appeals held that coverage under an additional insured endorsement that provides coverage for injury “caused in whole or in part” by the named insured’s “acts or omissions”… Continue Reading →
In Grand China Buffet & Grill, Inc. v. State Auto Property & Casualty Co., 1:16cv159, 2017 WL 2129307 (N.D. W.Va. May 16, 2017), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia held that underlying claims relating to… Continue Reading →