Erin Dunnavant | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | June 5, 2017 On May 25, 2017, Susan M. Bazis, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Nebraska, denied an insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate and Stay Discovery on Plaintiff’s Bad Faith Claim.1 The underlying action is based on a loss due to a hailstorm suffered at… Continue reading Judge Denies Insurer’s Motion to Bifurcate Coverage and Bad Faith
Month: June 2017
Connecticut Appellate Court Addresses Trigger, Allocation, Exclusions, and Other Issues of First Impression in Coverage Litigation Over Long-Latency Asbestos Injury Cases
John C. Pitblado | PropertyCasualtyFocus | June 2, 2017 Connecticut’s intermediate appellate court addressed a number of novel issues in a wide-ranging opinion regarding primary and excess insurers’ respective duties to defend and indemnify their common insured for long-tail asbestos-related injury claims. The opinion was rendered unanimously and authored collectively by the three-judge panel of Robert… Continue reading Connecticut Appellate Court Addresses Trigger, Allocation, Exclusions, and Other Issues of First Impression in Coverage Litigation Over Long-Latency Asbestos Injury Cases
Prior Knowledge of Risk of Property Damage Not Enough to Preclude Coverage by Known Loss Provision
Katie M. Sluss | Cozen O’Connor | May 31, 2017 Last month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in an unpublished decision of first impression under Oregon law, held that damage sustained after a negligent repair is not a continuation, change, or resumption of known property damage. Alkemade v. Quanta Indemnity Co., No. 14-35605, 2017… Continue reading Prior Knowledge of Risk of Property Damage Not Enough to Preclude Coverage by Known Loss Provision
Catching ‘Storm Chasers’: How Roofing Oversight Rules are Reshaping the Industry
Katy Tomasulo | Construction Dive | May 25, 2017 Colorado, Texas, Missouri and other Midwest and Southern states are known for their heavy storms, bringing wind, tornadoes and hail. Increasingly, they’re also becoming known for fraudulent roofing contractors, a phenomenon in which companies prey on homeowners following major storm events and take off with their… Continue reading Catching ‘Storm Chasers’: How Roofing Oversight Rules are Reshaping the Industry
Avoiding Denials of Water Damage Claims Based on “Long Term Damage Exclusions”
Kevin Pollock | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 30, 2017 We have all seen it – an insured has a water damage claim; the insurance policy has an exclusion for long term water damage occurring over a period of weeks, months, years (or even 14 days); and the insurer’s expert claims the damage… Continue reading Avoiding Denials of Water Damage Claims Based on “Long Term Damage Exclusions”