The Biloxi Sun Herald reports here that the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed today the trial court in Corban v. United Serv. Auto., No. 2008-IA-00645-SCT (Miss. Sup. Ct. Oct. 8, 2009). We previously reviewed the Corbin case here, here and here. The unanimous decision of the Mississippi Supreme Court is here.
Whether the federal court has jurisdiction over a coverage dispute of a purported maritime policy was the issue in New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Home Savings and Loan Co. of Youngstown, Ohio, No. 08-3902, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 21133 (6th Cir. Sept. 24, 2009).
National Marine, a yacht dealer and marina operator, purchased
A typical "open peril" policy excludes payment for loss of personal property left "in the open." In Twenhafel v. State Auto Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co., No. 08-4275, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 20373 (7th Cir. Sept. 14, 2009), the court determined that storm-caused damage to insured's raw wood inventory stored outside under a tarp was not excluded by
The validity of an assignment of policy rights was at issue in Isles Wellness, Inc. v. Progressive Ins. Co., A09-0119, 2009 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1051 (Minn. Ct. App. Sept. 15, 2009).
The plaintiff clinics provided treatment to the insured patients who had automobile coverage with Progressive and Allstate. In 2003, the clinics
What steps should a reviewing court take when the administrator of an employee benefits plan governed by ERISA denies benefits, but has a conflict of interest? In Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., No. 08-55803, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 20378 (9th Cir. Sept. 14, 2009)(authored by Hawai`i's Judge Clifton), the Ninth Circuit
The liability of an insurance agent for failure to include coverage for workers compensation in the insured's policy was the issue in Williams v. HILB, Rogal and Hobbs Ins. Serv. of California, Inc., B203691, 2009 Cal. App. LEXIS 1496 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 9, 2009).
John Williams and Steve Simon obtained a dealership
The insured's claim for Business Interruption coverage failed to survive a motion to dismiss in Kushner Lagraize, LLC v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 81576 (E. D. La. Sept. 9, 2009).
The policy provided "property, liability, business income and extra expenses coverages" at the insured's business location. The policy further stated coverage
The amount of reimbursement owed to auto glass repair companies by the insurer was the issue presented in Auto Glass Express, Inc. v. Hanover Ins. Co., 975 A.2d 1266 (Conn. Aug. 25, 2009).
The insureds' policies provided reimbursement of the "amount necessary to repair or replace broken glass of like kind and quality."
You first notice the trees. Approaching Galveston on its main thoroughfare, Broadway Avenue, the trees still stand bare, stripped of all foliage after being seared all night one year ago by Ike's hurricane force winds.
Another thing my wife and I observed driving through Galveston this past Labor Day was the number of houses, seemingly on every
The subsidence and "your work" exclusions were before the court in Wilshire Ins. Co. v. RJT Construction, LLC, No. 08-50925, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 19409 (5th Cir. Aug. 26, 2009).
Wilshire insured RJT under two consecutive CGL policies from June 2004 to June 2006. In 1999, RJT repaired the foundation of the home after