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McCarter & English LLP on Travelers Property Cas. Co. of Am. v. Mericle and Colony Ins. Co. v. Mid-Atlantic Youth Services Corp., Third Circuit Affirms Lack of Coverage for Pair of Judicial Kickback Cases
Posted on 26 Jul 2012 by Anne E. Matthews

By Anne Matthews, Associate, McCarter & English, LLP Robert Mericle and Mericle Construction Company (collectively, "Mericle") along with Robert Powell and Mid-Atlantic Youth Services Corporation (collectively, "MAYS") were... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , intentional conduct , Anne Matthews , CGL , Pennsylvania , Commercial General Liability insurance , exclusion , mccarter english , occurrence , kickbacks , accident

Even if You Can't Insure the End of Days, You Can Insure Some of the Effects of Climate Change
Posted on 1 Feb 2013 by J. Wylie Donald

By J. Wylie Donald, Partner, McCarter & English December 22 was to be the day the world ended. But it didn't . The spin put by some on the Mayan calendar didn't pan out and the world continued. Here in Baltimore we didn't buy into the... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , catastrophe bonds , Climate Change , extreme weather , mccarter english , Renewable Energy , J. Wylie Donald

McCarter & English, LLP on State of California v. Continental Insurance Co.: California Supreme Court Affirms All-Sums-With-Stacking Rule, Allowing Policyholder to Access “Uber-Policy” for Long-Tail Property Damage Claims
Posted on 20 Nov 2012 by LexisNexis Insurance Law Newsroom Staff

By Jennifer Black Strutt, Associate, McCarter & English, LLP The California Supreme Court considered complex questions of insurance policy interpretation in connection with environmental contamination at the Stringfellow Acid Pits waste site... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , environmental contamination , continuous injury trigger , allocation of losses , all-sums-with-stacking , mccarter english , Jennifer Strutt

McCarter & English on New Jersey Supreme Court Denies Coverage to Cemetery and Crematory for Claims Arising from Illegal Harvesting of Human Remains: Memorial Properties, LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
Posted on 30 Aug 2012 by Cynthia S. Betz

Cynthia S. Betz, Associate, McCarter & English LLP In Memorial Properties, LLC v. Zurich American Insurance Co., 2012 N.J. LEXIS 682 (N.J. June 28, 2012) , the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division's decision that a cemetery... Read More

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