A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
Given the heavy rain and 60-mile an hour winds that descended on Hawaii this past week, a recently issued report on climate change by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development seems particularly timely.
The study seeks to help policy makers determine where to focus adaptation strategies to climate extremes and
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A quiet debate on whether an insurer is entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees in coverage actions is closer to resolution. The argument generally focuses on what statute is applicable: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-14 (1993) (which mandates fees to be paid by the losing party in assumpsit actions) or Haw. Rev.
A quiet debate on whether an insurer is entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees in coverage actions is closer to resolution. The argument generally focuses on what statute is applicable: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 607-14 (1993) (which mandates fees to be paid by the losing party in assumpsit actions) or Haw.
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The California Supreme Court decided a bad faith case last week. See Wilson v. 21st Century Ins. Co., No. S 141790 (Cal. Sup. Ct. Nov. 29, 2007). In Wilson, eight months after the plaintiff policy holder was injured, the insurer rejected her demand for payment of the $100,000 policy limit on her
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No case has stirred the construction and insurance coverage community in Hawaii quite like Burlington Ins. Co. v. Oceanic Design & Constr., Inc. Together with the economic loss doctrine, this case, if followed in state courts, could signal the death knell for insurer participation in many construction defect cases and have…
