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Still Another Example of Why You Should Read Your Policy
January 13, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The Sixth Circuit has ruled that a homeowner cannot reasonably interpret an ACV endorsement to his policy as creating additional coverage for damage to his roof from a windstorm.
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Claim Satisfied Despite $100k Deficit from what was Owed at Time of Loss
January 06, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has decided that despite denying a claim and later offering to pay it, the insurers offer satisfied its obligations under the policy.
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Millions Awarded to Worker Claiming Asbestos-Materials Caused Mesothelioma
January 02, 2020 | Historical Lit Watch
A jury in New York has ruled that a company had to pay $6.4 million to a plaintiff who alleged that his mesothelioma had been caused by his exposure to…
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Duty to Defend Not Satisfied By Putting Funds in Court Registry
December 18, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
Does the duty to defend end when an insurer deposits funds into a court registry? Most courts say no.
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Beach Ball Injury Sparks Conversation About the Serial Comma
December 09, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
Serial commas can still carry legal significance, as is shown in this case where the court read the exclusion with serial commas, resulting in the preclusion of the insured from defense for a suit arising from an injury caused by a giant inflatable beach ball.
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Insurer Must Defend Motel in Trafficking Case
December 02, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
A U.S District Court decided that insurer had to defend motel in human sex and labor trafficking case.
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Driver was Not Occupying Parked Car While Walking To The Vehicle.
November 26, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
The Supreme Court of New Hampshire ruled that a man was not entitled to coverage under his automobile insurance policy for injuries he suffered when he was struck by an uninsured vehicle while crossing a street to his own parked car.
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UM/UIM Exclusion Does Not Apply in Rental Vehicle Case
November 18, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
In a case of first impression, a Connecticut court ruled that the UM/UIM exclusion did not apply in this case involving the insurance coverage of a rental car.
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Mobile Gym Considered Premises Instead of Uninsured Vehicle
November 11, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
A mobile gym, operating out of the back of a truck, was not an insured auto for the purposes of the auto insurance policy of a woman who was injured while training in the mobile gym.
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Insurance Fraud Reports Made In Good Faith are Immunized by Oklahoma Law
November 04, 2019 | Historical Lit Watch
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma has ruled that Oklahoma law provides immunity for reporting or providing information regarding suspected insurance fraud as long as the reporter themselves does not act fraudulently, in bad faith, in reckless disregard for the truth or with actual malice in providing the information about the fraud.
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