Commercial Lines
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Court: Law Does Not Preclude Enforcement of Policies Notice Requirements
January 20, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, has determined that in the case of a personal injury action that was reported after a renewal policy began, but outside of the depicted reporting periods, New York insurance law does not preclude enforcement of claims-made-and-reported policy's notice requirements.
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Sea Captain Gets $11M After Injury on Unseaworthy Vessel
January 06, 2021 | Historical Lit Watch
An appeals court in New Orleans has unanimously affirmed a district court's ruling that a sea captain is entitled to more than $11 million in lost future earnings after he was injured tripping over a stair in a hatch door, despite being the employee of no one.
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Insurer Sues Policyholder Over Coverage for Opioid Litigation
December 14, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
In a 600 page complaint, the insurers are seeking a declaration that they are not obligated to defend or indemnify McKesson Corporation against lawsuits seeking to hold McKesson liable for its role in the opioids epidemic under insurance policies issued by AIG to McKesson.
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Illinois Supreme Court Corrects Error of Policy Interpretation
December 14, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The Illinois Supreme Court has once again corrected an error of insurance policy interpretation by the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth District and held that the mechanical device exclusion in the policy in question was not ambiguous.
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MLB Sues Insurers for Refusing to Cover 2020 Claims
December 07, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
Minor league teams began filing their own suits earlier this year and also seem to be proceeding with similar types of lawsuits.
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Applied Sues California Insurance Commissioner Citing Bad Faith and Breach of Authority
October 26, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The company alleges five claims in violation of the U.S. Constitution by the California Commissioner of Insurance.
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License Required to Sell Hole in One Insurance in Iowa
October 26, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
Hole in Won issued cease and desist after acting as an unlicensed insurer or insurance producer in Iowa for more than 5 years.
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Court: Producer Cannot Be Liable for Denial of COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim
October 19, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
After an insurance carrier denied a lawyer and her firm's claim for lost business income due to the COVID-19-related shutdown, she sued both her carrier and the producer that procured the policy.
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Workers' Comp Claims Denied for Families of Deceased Meat Packers
October 11, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The family of a deceased meat plant worker has been denied workers' compensation benefits after workplace exposure and contraction of the COVID-19 virus.
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Employee Deserves Compensation for Injury from Common Activity
October 05, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an employee's injuries from common everyday activities, such as bending, kneeling, and reaching, are compensable under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act if the employee might reasonably be expected to perform those actions incidental to their assigned duties.
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