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Posted: April 21, 2020
Posted: April 14, 2020
Court of Appeals Grants Leave to Appeal on CGL Carrier’s Duty to Indemnify Brokerage Firm for Disgorgement Payment to SEC
Posted in CGL Policies, Policy Exclusions
Posted: March 30, 2020
Coronavirus and Business Interruption Claims: A Guide to Insurance Coverage for Business Losses Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted in COVID-19, Business Interruption Coverage
Posted: February 25, 2020
CGL Policy’s IP Exclusion Bars Defense Coverage Despite Absence of “Direct Claims for IP Relief” in Complaint
Posted: February 19, 2020
Courts Grants Preliminary Injunction Directing D&O Insurer to Advance Costs for Defense of Civil Fraud Action
Posted in D&O Policies, Indemnification and Advancement
Posted: February 11, 2020
Property Owner Entitled to Additional Insured Coverage Under Contractor’s CGL Policy Despite No Proof of Negligence by Contractor
Posted: January 27, 2020
Contrary to Recent First Department Case Law, Federal Court Rules that Attorneys’ Fees Are Not Recoverable Consequential Damages on Claim for Insurers’ Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Posted in Bad Faith Claims Handling, Damages
Posted: January 15, 2020
Insurer Ordered to Provide Defense Coverage in Copyright Infringement Action; Whether Infringement Was Intentional Cannot Be Determined in Coverage Action
On December 17, 2019, the First Department issued a decision in McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. v. Illinois National Insurance Company, 2019 NY Slip Op 08960, ordering an insurer to provide defense coverage in a copyright infringement action, absent a “judicial determination” that the infringements were intentional.
Posted in Policy Exclusions
Posted: December 30, 2019
Where Parties “Clearly Intended to Cover a Risk,” Inadvertently Naming Incorrect Entity As Additional Insured Does Not Negate Coverage
Posted: December 13, 2019