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USA - April 11 2013
For insurers doing business in Florida, a recent appellate court decision reaffirms the importance of a timely offer of settlement even in extremely…
USA - October 26 2012
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the statute of repose created under the General Aviation Revitalization Act (“GARA”) provides an aircraft’s individual component parts’ manufacturers the same protections as the aircraft manufacturer itself, even where the part in question is used and becomes incorporated on a later delivered aircraft that is not entitled to protection.
USA - September 26 2012
In a victory for Massachusetts premises owners and their insurers, the Massachusetts Superior Court recently dismissed all claims against a group of twenty-three premises owners whom the Plaintiff alleged were liable (under both strict liability and negligence theories) for the development of the decedent’s asbestos-related mesothelioma.
USA - September 7 2012
According to a recent decision by a federal appellate court interpreting an Aviation General Liability policy, a relatively minor crack in the side window of an aircraft can be far more than it is cracked up to be.
USA - August 9 2012
In another example of the increasing pressures placed upon insurers due to the scope and duration of the asbestos litigation, two excess insurers recently filed a complaint in Illinois state court contending that they are not responsible for asbestos injury claims occurring before 1981, because the insured has not yet demonstrated that the coverage owed by the primary insurers has exhausted.
