Our panel spoke at the ABA, Section of Litigation, Insurance Litigation Committee’s annual seminar today in Tucson. We addressed the impact of the Supreme Court’s overruling the Roe case in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Tenth Circuit Case on Claims adjusters
The decision is here.
Blog Completes Fifteenth Year
Insurance Law Hawaii completes its fifteenth year of existence this month. We began posting in December 2007, 1656 posts ago.
We strive to keep readers abreast of new developments in insurance-related cases from Hawaii and across the country. Coverage issues in the past year have again been dominated by COVID-19, business interruption, construction defect, and
Colorado Construction Defect Case
The decision is here.
LA Lakers Partially Survive Motion to Dismiss of COVID-19 Claims
While the appellate court affirmed dismissal of a majority of the claims submitted by the Los Angeles Lakers for closure of the Staples Center due to COVID-19, a portion off their claim survived. L.A. Lakers v. Fed. Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51563 (C.D. Calif. March 17, 2022).
Government
Broker’s Conversations with Insured’s Attorney Privileged
The court denied the insurer's motion to compel seeking communications between the insured, its attorney and the insured's broker. M&C Holdings Del. P'ship v. Great Am. Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 186358 (S.D. Ohio Sept. 29, 2021).
The insured's employee siphoned off commission payments to fictitious recipients. Great American
ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s Virtual Seminar Kicks Off in March
This year's virtual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual seminar will begin the first week of March. The conference will be conducted over a course of three weeks, with sessions running for a couple of hours on Thursdays and Fridays. The sessions will be offered on March 3-5, 11-12, and 18-19, 2021.
Procedural Bad Faith Presentation
Our panel addressed Procedural Bad Faith this morning at the ABA’s Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee’s annual seminar this morning in Tucson, AZ.
9th Circuit Certifies Question on Reimbursement of Defense Costs to Nevada Supreme Court
The Ninth Circuit certified a question to the Nevada Supreme Court, asking whether the insurer can seek reimbursement of defense costs if it is determined the insurer has no duty to defend. Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Access Medical, LLC, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 19777 (9th Cir. July 2, 2019).
The
TTIPS Property Insurance Conference
ABA’s TTIPS Property Insurance Conference today. Our panel discussed “Erosion of the Direct Physical Loss Requirement” in property policies in Austin, Texas.
