Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert In his article “ Exclusions Got You Down? Consider Coverage for Ensuing Losses ” appearing in the January/February 2011 issue of Coverage, Tred R. Eyerly of Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert... Read More
Brian Margolies, Partner, Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP In its recent decision in United Fire & Casualty Co. v. Titan Contractors Service, Inc ., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10716 (E.D. Mo. Jan. 28, 2013), the United States District... Read More
One of the 54 chapters in the second edition of New Appleman New York Insurance Law released in December of 2009 is "General Liability Insurance" by Robert Goodman and Steve Vaccaro of Debevoise and Plimpton LLP. The chapter covers the basic... Read More
By Sherilyn Pastor, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP As a consequence of competition, companies increasingly face business tort claims such as misappropriation of trade secrets, false advertisement, patent or copyright infringement, disparagement... Read More
By Selena Linde, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP Numerous lawsuits have been filed related to Air France Flight 447, which crashed in June 2009 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, leaving 228 people dead. A number of wrongful death lawsuits have been... Read More
(Lexis.com subscribers may access the cases below by clicking on the links) By Verne A. Pedro, Special Counsel, Goldberg Segalla LLP Injured visitors, faulty construction, mold, critters, fire, natural disasters-businesses face substantial risks... Read More
By Louis A. Chiafullo, Partner, McCarter & English, LLP In a recent decision from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the “absolute pollution exclusion” upon which insurers often rely to deny coverage... Read More
The City of Toronto just passed North America’s first ordinance mandating the installation of a green roof on new construction commercial and industrial buildings greater than a certain square footage. Green roofs are sprouting in numerous other... Read More
By Wystan M. Ackerman and Seth A. Schmeeckle In their article, “Handling the Flood of Coverage Litigation: Lessons Learned from Katrina,” Wystan M. Ackerman and Seth A. Schmeeckle examine a number of insurance coverage cases that arose... Read More
One of the 54 chapters in the second edition of New Appleman New York Insurance Law released in December of 2009 is "General Liability Insurance" by Robert Goodman and Steve Vaccaro of Debevoise and Plimpton LLP. The chapter covers the... Read More
By Erica Villanueva, Associate, Farella Braun + Martel Employment Practices Liability ("EPL") insurers have been aggressive in denying coverage for "wage and hour" class actions filed in California and elsewhere. Indeed, insureds... Read More