A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
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In responding to a certified question from the U.S. District Court, the Hawaii Supreme Court determined that an excess carrier can sue the primary carrier for failure to settle a claim in bad faith within primary limits. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 135 Haw. 449 (2015).
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The federal district court found that various claims for bodily injury against a supplier of asbestos products arose from multiple occurrences, increasing indemnity amounts available under the policy. Westfield Ins. Co. v. Continental Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 45437 (N.D. Ohio April 7, 2015).
Mahoning Valley Supply Company (MVS) was sued…
Indemnity obligations and additional insured coverage were at issue in Strauss Painting, Inc. v. Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., 2014 N.Y. LEXIS 3347 (N.Y. Nov. 24, 2014).
Strauss Painting, Inc. (Strauss) contracted with the Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. (the Met) to strip and repaint the rooftop steel carriage track for the opera house's…
Here is our power point from today's presentation to the Hawaii State Bar Association's Litigation and Insurance Coverage Litigation sections. We discussed "other insurance" clauses as addressed by the Hawaii Supreme Court in Nautilus Ins. Co. v. Lexington Ins. Co., 132 Haw. 283, 321 P.3d 634 (2014).
Our law firm's quarterly publication, Legal Alert, includes my article updating the evolving debate in Hawaii over coverage for construction defects. The latest edition of Legal Alert and my article are here.
The ABA, Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee's annual insurance seminar will be held again this year in Tucson from February 28 to March 2, 2013. As always, this year's conference will offer a number of informative, cutting-edge sessions on a variety of insurance coverage-related topics. Participants from across the country with varying perspectives on insurance…
We passed our fifth anniversary for this blog earlier this month. It has been an interesting journey, over 630 posts now, unquestionably a self-education in insurance issues, as well as a mechanism for connecting with others.
And we have readers, too. Again, thanks for the support this year, compelling us search for material worth…
Lucian Manganella was the president and sole shareholder of Jasmine, a clothing retailer. See Manganella v. Evanston Ins. Co., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 24360 (1st Cir. Nov. 27, 2012). Donna Burgess, whose sexual harassment allegations against Manganella formed the underlying claims, was Jasmine's human resources manager from 1997 to 2006.
In 2005, Manganella…
By voluntarily injecting a legal issue into the case, the insurer waived the right to keep its communications confidential. Catalina London v. Johnson & Bell, Ltd., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147993 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2012).
The Catalina London sued its former coverage counsel for giving negligent coverage advice in a declaratory judgment…
