I’m sure many of us have had this situation. An insurer makes a coverage determination in a claim. We’ll call it claim one and determination A. Then, in claim two, involving indistinguishable facts as claim one, the insurer reaches determination... Read More

By Nishant Kumar The second half of 2014 and early 2015 brought noteworthy insurance coverage cases in contemporary areas of interest -- for instance, coverage for media providers and for privacy breaches -- as well as significant new developments... Read More

By Timothy P. Law and Lisa A. Szymanski, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This article discusses various doctrines applied by courts to avoid the technical forfeiture of insurance coverage. These doctrines include waiver, estoppel, "mend the hold,"... Read More

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Most jurisdictions hold that a liability insurer that assumes control of its insured's defense without reserving a right to deny indemnity can be estopped from asserting indemnity coverage defenses that... Read More

By Jill Berkeley , Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Given the American Law Institute’s recent discussion at its May 2015 meeting, regarding Preliminary Draft No. 1 of the Restatement on Liability Insurance , Chapter 2, Sections 20... Read More

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton An Illinois insurer that breaches its duty to defend may be estopped to assert coverage defenses to the duty to indemnify. In Santa’s Best Craft, L.L.C. v Zurich American Insurance Co. , the insured... Read More

By Timothy P. Law and Lisa A. Szymanski, Attorneys, Reed Smith LLP This article discusses various doctrines applied by courts to avoid the technical forfeiture of insurance coverage. These doctrines include waiver, estoppel, "mend the hold... Read More

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton An Illinois insurer that breaches its duty to defend may be estopped to assert coverage defenses to the duty to indemnify. In Santa’s Best Craft, L.L.C. v Zurich American Insurance Co. , the insured... Read More

By William T. Barker, Partner, SNR Denton Most jurisdictions hold that a liability insurer that assumes control of its insured's defense without reserving a right to deny indemnity can be estopped from asserting indemnity coverage defenses that... Read More

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