The privilege is in the policy: tripartite attorney-client relationship arises where insurer retains counsel pursuant to policy terms—to prosecute or defend *

USA - January 28 2013
In Bank of America v. Superior Court, ___Cal.Rptr.3d ___, 2013 WL 151153 (Cal. Ct. App. Jan. 15, 2013) the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth…

Illinois court holds statutory damages in TCPA claims ‘uninsurable’ *

USA - May 22 2012
In Standard Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lay, — N.E.2d —-, 2012 WL 1377599 (Ill. Ct. App. Apr. 20, 2012), the Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District, held that the $500 in liquidated damages available under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. § 227, is a penalty and punitive, and therefore not insurable under Illinois law.

'Looney' copyright claim covered: fifth circuit holds breach of contract exclusion doesn't bar liability insurance coverage *

USA - May 3 2012
When Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. (Looney) created an architectural design known as the Island Park Apartments in 1996, it probably wasn't thinking of insurance coverage law.