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With social media use on the rise, insurers and insureds alike should be mindful of posts that can implicate the prior publication exclusion to coverage. In Scout, LLC v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 2019 WL 347471 — P.3d —- (Idaho Jan…. Continue Reading →
In American Family Mutual Ins. Co. v. Vein Centers for Excellence, Inc., 912 F.3d 1076 (8th Cir. 2018), the Eighth Circuit considered two questions. The first was whether the claims against an insured in an underlying class action suit could… Continue Reading →
Two recent Eighth Circuit cases illustrate the importance of CGL policy language in determining whether a claim is potentially covered loss or an uncovered business risk. In Electrical Power Sys. Int’l, Inc. v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., — F.3d —-,… 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 →
Last week, two courts in Pennsylvania addressed significant issues of insurance coverage law: the scope of an asbestos exclusion and trigger of coverage for environmental damage claims. In General Refractories Co. v. First State Ins. Co., 2017 WL 1416364 (Apr…. Continue Reading →
On March 28, 2017, in a case of first impression in the Indiana Court of Appeals, the court considered whether an SIR Endorsement governs an insurer’s obligations to additional insureds under a commercial general liability policy. Walsh Construction Company (“Walsh”),… Continue Reading →
By Dana Kanellakes In IVFMD Florida, Inc. v. Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Co., 2017 WL 510432 (11th Cir. Feb. 8, 2017), the insured, IVFMD Florida, Inc. (“IVFMD Florida”), filed a complaint in the underlying action against IVFMD, P.A. (“IVFMD… Continue Reading →
By Michael DiSantis In Concordia General Contracting Co., Inc. v. Preferred Mut. Ins. Co., 2017 WL 356041, — N.Y.S.3d —- (Jan. 25, 2017), a New York appellate court held the contractual liability exclusion barred coverage for an action by a… Continue Reading →