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Insurer Held Not Liable for Losses Arising from the Insureds’ Alleged Ponzi Scheme Because Coverage Was Precluded By California Insurance Code Section 533
Posted on 16 Jul 2014 by Troutman Sanders

Dillon v. Continental Casualty Co. , 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41709 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 26, 2014), [ enhanced enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ]. In Dillon , the district court held that Insurance Code Section 533 (“Section 533”... Read More

Tags: ponzi , intentional conduct , exclusions , criminal

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

Appeals Court: You Can Knock Your Wife’s Lover Unconscious At A Urinal And Get Coverage
Posted on 24 Apr 2014 by Randy J. Maniloff

Back in the January 8th issue of Coverage Opinions I mentioned a coverage case involving two guys fighting at a urinal in a bar. Mercury Casualty Co. v. Noll (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 26, 2013) [ enhanced version available to lexis.com subscribers ]. Well... Read More

Tags: insurance coverage , intentional conduct , accident

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