Nebraska Supreme Court Reasons Temporary Dispossession of Aircraft Due to Civil Dispute Satisfies “Direct Physical Loss” Requirement
In a recent Nebraska Supreme Court decision, U.S. Specialty Insurance Co. v. DSA Avionics …
Major Pasta Recall Illustrates Issues that Could Arise Under Food Contamination Insurance Policies
Since June, the FDA, USDA and CDC have been investigating a multistate outbreak of Listeria …
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Proportionate Responsibility in Nonsubscriber Workplace Injury Claims
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in In re East Texas Medical Center Athens, 712 …
Is there CGL Coverage for Cyber Breach Claims?
The coverage dispute in Home Depot, Inc., et al v. Steadfast Insurance Company, et …
Contractual Limitations on Umbrella Coverage and the Texas Supreme Court: Umbrella Policy Coverage Extended Beyond Service Contract Requirements
While not often in the limelight, standard business practice relies on service contracts and, …
Washington Supreme Court Holds Certain Hybrid Occurrence/Claims-Made and Reported Policies May Violate Public Policy
“We cannot enforce insurance provisions that render coverage so narrow it is illusory.”[1] The …
Forum Selection Pause: Washington’s Prohibition on Forum Selection Clauses in Insurance Contracts
Since Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585 (1991), forum selection clauses …
Waste Water and Ambiguities: Oklahoma Supreme Court Affirms that Carrier Must Defend Oil and Gas Company in Property Damage Suit
In Crown Energy Co. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., Case No. 116989, 2022 WL 2128667 …
When Negligence Is Not an Accident: No “Occurrence” for Intentional Land Clearing
A new California Court of Appeal decision, Ghukasian v. Aegis Sec. Ins. Co., 78 …
Indiana Supreme Court Refuses to Hold Commercial Crime Policy Covers Ransomware Attack
Typically, comprehensive cyber insurance policies, rather than commercial crime policies, respond to claims of …