By: Robert Walsh and Paul Briganti On March 27, 2018, the New York Court of Appeals issued its widely anticipated decision in Keyspan Gas East Corp. v. Munich Reinsurance America,
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California Federal Court: “All Sums” Allocation Applies to Meso Case Under CA and NY Law
By: Gregory Capps On March 15, 2018, a California federal court (for the Northern District) ruled that under either California or New York law an “all sums” allocation applies to
Ohio Court Of Appeals: Absolute Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage For Workplace Coal-Tar Pitch Exposure Claims
On December 28, 2017, the Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District) held in GrafTech International, Ltd., et al. v. Pacific Employers Ins. Co., et al., No. 105258 that coverage for
Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter – December 2017
SPOTLIGHT: Coverage For Defense Costs Under Excess Policies – Missouri Court Surveys the Landscape
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Top Developments – December 2017
Top Developments in Construction Defect, Defense Cost Reimbursement, Exhaustion, New York Insurance Law Section 3420, Number of Occurrences, Pollution Exclusion, Reinsurance, and Trigger of Coverage
New York Court of Appeals Disavows the “Bellefonte Rule”
By: Daryn Rush and Ellen Burrows The New York Court of Appeals issued its ruling in the closely-watched Global v. Century case, holding that New York law “does not impose either a
Florida Supreme Court: Chapter 558 Construction Defect Notice May Give Rise to Duty to Defend
By: Anthony Miscioscia – On December 14, 2017, the Florida Supreme Court held in Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company, No. SC16-1420 that a CGL insurer may
Ninth Circuit to Address Application of Pollution Exclusion to Indoor Carbon Monoxide Exposure Claim under Oregon Law
By: Adam Berardi – The Ninth Circuit is set to decide whether carbon monoxide falls within the absolute pollution exclusion of a general liability insurance policy. At issue in Colony Insurance
Connecticut Supreme Court to Review Several Issues in Asbestos Coverage Case
By: Ciaran Way and Robert F. Walsh – On October 18, 2017, in R.T. Vanderbilt Company v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company, the Connecticut Supreme Court certified four issues for appeal,
October 2017 Top Developments
ALLOCATION Travelers Indemnity Company, et al. v. Thomas & Betts Corporation, No. 13-6187, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117135 (D.N.J. July 26, 2017) District Court finds that umbrella and excess coverage