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Massachusetts court rules for carrier in property dispute, orders return of advance

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 28 2011

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently concluded that an insured could not claim property insurance benefits following a fire at its restaurant, because the insured had actual knowledge that its fire-suppression system was no longer functional, and because the insured had exclusive control over the system’s maintenance

Florida Appellate Court holds that insurer must provide separate counsel to co-defendant insureds

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 4 2013

On February 20, 2013, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal held that an insurer was required to provide separate counsel to two

Connecticut Superior Court grants summary judgment for insurer based on total liquor liability exclusion

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • June 9 2009

An insurer was recently granted summary judgment against its insured based on a commercial general liability insurance policy’s total liquor liability exclusion ("TLLE"

Princeton to pay $20 million to settle bad faith claim

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 2 2007

Princeton Insurance Company recently agreed to pay $20 million to settle a bad faith claim related to a dram shop lawsuit brought against their insured

New Jersey prohibits travel discrimination in life insurance policies

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 31 2008

On March 26, 2008, New Jersey Governor, Jon Corzine, signed into law Assembly Bill 1586, sponsored by Assemblyman Neil Cohen

NAIC follows states' lead to prohibit travel discrimination in life insurance policies

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 7 2008

Following the recent trend set by states such as California, Florida and New Jersey, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has adopted a revised version of the Unfair Trade Practices Model Act (the “Act”) that limits the circumstances in which a life insurer can deny coverage to an individual based on the individual’s lawful past and future travel

Risk management? Red Sox will have to sweep the World Series this year for fans to get free furniture

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 11 2008

Last fall, we posted about a New England furniture company that, backed by prize indemnification insurance, offered customers the chance to get their furniture purchase for free if the Boston Red Sox won the World Series

Georgia Federal District Court finds that hot tub water is “intended for bodily consumption”

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 11 2009

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia recently held that an insurer had a duty to defend under a CGL policy and umbrella policy against claims relating to a hotel guest’s alleged contraction of Legionnaire’s Disease from a dirty hot tub