In Windridge of Naperville Condo Ass'n v. Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co., __ F.3d __,2019 WL 3720876 (7th Cir. 8/7/19), a condominium association sought replacement cost property coverage for a direct physical loss to its "buildings or structures" which included...
Month: November 2019
ATTORNEYS FEES AWARDED TO A PREVAILING PARTY WERE DETERMINED TO NOT BE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS UNDER A LIABILITY POLICY ACCORDING TO A MASSACHUSETTS APPELLATE COURT
In Styller v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 95 Mass. App. Ct. 538, 128 N.E.3d 612 (2019) the Massachusetts Courts of Appeals held that a prevailing party's attorneys' fees did not constitute "costs taxed" against the insured within the meaning of the liability...
THE COLORADO SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT INSURANCE COMPANY SUBROGATION ACTIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO COLORADO’S FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
In Ybarra v. Greenberg & Sada, P.C., 2018 CO 81, 429 P.3d 839, reh'g denied (Nov. 19, 2018), the high court rejected a claim that the lawyers hired by the insurance company to pursue a subrogation action violated Colorado's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The...