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Excess Insurer's Denial of a Claim Goes Southwest
April 22, 2024 | Lit Watch
Southwest Airlines spent more than $35 million in compensating customers affected by a system failure in 2016.
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Court Finds Two Robberies Are Still One Occurrence
April 18, 2024 | Lit Watch
The court was faced with the question of whether two robberies carried out by two seemingly different groups constituted a single occurrence or multiple occurrences.
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Court Rules 'Insured Location' Includes Two Addresses on Single Parcel of Land
April 15, 2024 | Lit Watch
The court found the potential for coverage because the policy at issue applied to two structures that were on the same, undivided parcel of land.
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Failure to Notify Precludes Coverage
April 08, 2024 | Lit Watch
The judges acknowledged the policyholder had had a string of bad luck, but even the worst of luck cannot overcome policy conditions.
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Erroneous Instructions Don't Supersede Intentional Actions
April 04, 2024 | Lit Watch
Even though a company contractor painted over the posters based on incorrect instructions, he still acted intentionally in doing so.
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Fall Onto Trailer Attached to Insured Vehicle Considered an 'Auto Accident'
April 01, 2024 | Lit Watch
The auto insurer refused coverage for an injury incurred while exiting a vehicle.
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Noncompliant Notice Precludes Coverage
March 25, 2024 | Lit Watch
The policy required a written notice be sent to the insurer's claims department, but the insured emailed notice to the insurer's underwriting division. This led to less than satisfactory consequences for the insured.
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Meeting Request 'Not a Claim' Under a CGL Policy
March 18, 2024 | Lit Watch
An email from the plaintiff to the defendant expressed disappointment and made a request based on that disappointment, but there was no demand for relief, monetary or otherwise.
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Insured's Consent by Silence Ruled Sufficient
March 11, 2024 | Lit Watch
Century Waste alleged that a deficient reservation of rights letter had prejudiced their case in an underlying lawsuit.
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No Defense Owed Based on Professional Services Exclusion
March 04, 2024 | Lit Watch
An E&O insurer obligated to defend an insured sought to recover some of the defense costs from the carrier that issued the insured's CGL policy.
