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Show us the money! Finding insurance coverage for all of your pandemic pains.

Will There Be Insurance Coverage for Tuition Refund And Other COVID-19 Related Claims?
Posted In: Claims Handling and Settlement, Duty to Defend, Duty to Indemnify, Intentional Conduct, Policy Construction, Uncategorized
SJC Addresses Whether and When Insured Can Settle Without Insurer’s Consent and Limits on Enforceability Against Insurer of a Settlement to Which the Insurer Did Not Consent

Case also determines when an insurer can stay a suit against the insured when there is a coverage dispute and whether paying the limits into court tolls the insurer’s liability…
Posted In: Cyber Liability, Duty to Defend, Uncategorized
An Insurer had a Duty to Defend a Claim Alleging the Negligent Transfer of the Claimant’s Money to an Email Scammer.

But No Duty To Indemnify Because The Insured Settled The Claim After The Statute Of Limitations Expired. A Texas federal District Court recently reconsidered its denial of cross-motions for summary…
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D. Mass. verdict: Insurer may be liable for bad faith for mistake of law

A recent ruling from the District of Massachusetts suggests that insurers are responsible for training their claims handlers to know and understand the law affecting their insureds’ liability – and…
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“Your work” exclusion does not bar coverage for claim against concrete flooring subcontractor for damage to other flooring layers
A subcontractor’s Commercial General Liability insurance policy provided coverage for damage to carpets and tiles laid on top of a defective subfloor, despite an exclusion for the cost to repair…
Posted In: Environmental and Toxic Torts, Uncategorized
Appeals Court Untangles Dispute Over Insurance for Home Heating Oil Spill

Decision Addresses Nature and Purpose of Collateral Source Rule. Happily, in this case there was plenty of insurance coverage for the remediation of a home heating oil spill. But it…
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In the Event of a First Party Payment After a Loss, the “Collateral Source” Rule Works Most of the Time to Permit the Subrogated Insurer to Sue for the Full Amount of the Loss – But Not Always.

The collateral source rule applies so that if a plaintiff has recovered for a loss from his or her own insurer, that recovery is a “collateral source,” and does not…
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Broker Liability in the Forefront

When an insurer refuses to pay, the next place an insured frequently looks to cover a loss is to its broker. The Massachusetts courts have recently opined on when this…
Posted In: Employment Claims, Uncategorized
Don’t Lose Your Employment Practices Liability Insurance.

Coverage May Depend on Disclosure of Prior Claims in the Policy Application, and Timely Notice of Claims During the Policy Period. Employment practices liability (EPL) insurance may provide coverage for…
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Spoiled Scallops are an Occurrence Under a General Liability Policy

The Massachusetts Appeals Court Recalibrates from its Narrow Interpretation of an Occurrence in a 2014 Tree-Clearing Case Most general liability policies provide coverage for property damage caused by an “occurrence,”…