In Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. v. Freudenburg 304 Nebraska 1015, 938 N.W.2d 92 (2020) the insurance company paid insurance policy in question had a sublimit of coverage in cases involving injuries to named insureds or their resident relatives. The sublimit was equal...
Month: July 2020
DISCHARGED ATTORNEY IS OUT OF LUCK
The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that the tortfeasor's liability insurer was not directly responsible to pay the former attorneys' lien when settling the case against its insured.In Kisling, Nestico & Redick, LLC v. Progressive Max Insurance Co. 2020 Westlaw...
CRACKING THE CONCEPT OF COLLAPSE IN A PROPERTY POLICY
In Valls v. Allstate Ins. Co., 919 F.3d 739 (2nd Cir. 2019) the 2nd Circuit construed the concept of collapse narrowly. The homeowner's insurance policy provided coverage for "the entire collapse" of a building structure, that "must be sudden and accidental" but the...
WASHINGTON COURT BRINGS NEW MEANING TO “DECAY”
In a case involving collapse under a property insurance policy, the Washington Court of Appeals in Feenix Parkside, LLC v. Berkley North Pacific, 438 P.3d 597 (Wash. App. 4/8/19) broadly defined the concept of "decay" in an insurance policy's coverage for collapse due...