Sean Shaw | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | March 2, 2016 I was surprised when I first saw the Sun-Sentinel article, Citizens files request for 72-hour deadline to report loss. The more I read and thought about the article the angrier I became. As I have written in the past, Florida policyholders continue to… Continue reading Citizens Property Insurance Attempts to Limit its Coverage for Water Damage
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Court Finds Coverage when Insurance Company Denied Claim for Pre-Existing Damage
Nicole Vinson | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | February 27, 2016 Last month, when presenting at the Windstorm Insurance Network’s 17th Annual Conference in Orlando, my panel discussed the Anatomy of an Insurance Policy. This basic course examined residential and commercial properties, and in both sessions we had lively discussions about some fundamentals. The… Continue reading Court Finds Coverage when Insurance Company Denied Claim for Pre-Existing Damage
Discovery in Coverage and Bad-faith Litigation: are Courts Permitting more Invasive Discovery?
Mendes & Mount LLP | February 23, 2016 Introduction This update examines how the protections afforded to insurers by attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine have been challenged and stretched through recent cases across the United States, particularly where bad faith of an insurer is alleged. It is in the context of bad faith… Continue reading Discovery in Coverage and Bad-faith Litigation: are Courts Permitting more Invasive Discovery?
Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Where and How Contractors Can Find Insurance Coverage for Civil Violations of the False Claims Act
Ronald G. Robey and Scott C. Turner | Smith Currie & Hancock | February 4, 2016 A. Introduction The False Claims Act (FCA) makes it unlawful to present a “false or fraudulent” claim for government reimbursement. A claim can be “factually” false because, for example, a contractor did not… Continue reading Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Where and How Contractors Can Find Insurance Coverage for Civil Violations of the False Claims Act
Insurance Coverage Issues for Hotel and Apartment High-Rises Damaged by Fire
Joseph D. Jean, Alexander d. Hardiman and matthew F. Putorti | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | January 19, 2016 Just before fireworks exploded across the sky to usher in 2016, a massive fire engulfed the Address Downtown Hotel in Dubai. At nearly 1,000 feet tall, this five-star hotel and luxury apartment building —with about… Continue reading Insurance Coverage Issues for Hotel and Apartment High-Rises Damaged by Fire