In Parrish v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., the Florida Supreme Court settled a conflict between two appellate courts, holding that a public adjuster, including the president of a public adjusting company, cannot serve as a “disinterested” appraiser if they ...
In EMOI Services LLC v. Owners Insurance Co., No. 2021-1529 (Ohio Dec. 27, 2022), the Ohio Supreme Court found that there was no coverage for a ransomware attack because there was no direct physical loss as required under the business owners insurance policy ...
In Westfield National Insurance Co. v. Quest Pharmaceuticals, the Sixth Circuit held that two insurers owed no coverage obligations to Quest Pharmaceuticals in connection with 77 lawsuits filed against it alleging misconduct that contributed to a nationwide ...
In an effort to promote early resolution of claims and remove ambiguity in bad faith litigation, the California legislature recently passed Senate Bill 1155. Effective January 1, 2023, the bill creates California Code of Civil Procedure Section 999 et seq., a ...
On December 9, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York considered whether an “insured v. insured” (IvI) exclusion applied to bar coverage for an underlying lawsuit brought against insureds under a directors & officers (D&O ...
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