In Arceneaux, et al. v. Amstar Corp., et al., 299 So.3d 277, 2015-0588(La., 9/7/16), the Louisiana Supreme Court allocated the costs of defending long legacy disease claims between the insurer and insured based on a time-on-the-risk allocation model. Under existing...
Injuries
Is Advertising Injury In The Bag? United States Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Finds That The Sale Of Counterfeit Branded Goods Was Not Covered As Advertising Injury
In United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Fendi Adele S.R.I., 823 F.3d 146 (2nd Cir. 2016), the United States Court of Appeals held in favor of USF&G finding that USF&G's policy did not provide coverage for the legal liability of its insured for selling...
Does a Parent Corporation Have Standing to Bring a Declaratory Judgment Action Against One of Its Subsidiaries Insurers? This question was recently answered by the California Court of Appeals.
The California Court of Appeals recently held in D.Cummins Corp. v. U.S. Fidelity & Guar. Co., 246 Cal.App.4th, 201 Cal.Rptr.3d 585 (1st Dist., 2016), that a parent corporation lacked standing to sue one of its subsidiary's insurers for declaratory relief. In this...
In a Split Decision, the Colorado Supreme Court Recently Rejected an Actual Prejudice Standard in Determining Whether an Insured Violated the Policy’s Consent No-Voluntary-Payments Clause When it Settled a Claim Without the Insurance Company’s Permission
In Travelers' Property Cas. Co. of America v. Stresscon Corp., 370 P.3d 140 (Colo. 2016), the Colorado Supreme Court held that an insured contractor's settlement for a bodily injury claim that arose on a construction site where the subcontractor was working, without...
Requirement for pro rata allocation of defense costs among successive insurers
The California Third District Court of Appeals recently required pro rata allocation of defense costs among successive insurers. In Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. Arch Specialty Ins. Co., 246 Cal.App.4th 418, 200 Cal.Rptr.3d 786 2016 WL 1436362 (3rd Dist....