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 →
False advertising claims do not always trigger “advertising injury” coverage for product disparagement. Some courts have found that an advertisement that uses comparative language indirectly referencing a competitor’s product may qualify as material that “disparages” another’s “products” even if it… 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 →
The Seventh Circuit Court ruled in Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company, et al. v. Metro North Condominium Association, No. 16-1868, (7th Cir. March 8, 2017), that a window subcontractor’s insurer had no duty to indemnify for a settlement following… 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 →
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