Locke Lord LLP | USA | 7 Oct 2009
The Connecticut Appellate Court recently affirmed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of an insurer based on its determination that the insured breached the insurance policy’s cooperation clause by failing to provide copies of requested tax returns.
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 28 Sep 2009
An insurer represented by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge attorneys John Hughes and Julia Ulrich was recently granted summary judgment by the Connecticut Superior Court in a lawsuit involving a claim for uninsured motorist coverage, and also alleging common law and statutory bad faith against the insurer.
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 25 Sep 2009
A Connecticut district court recently awarded summary judgment in favor of an insurance company due to the insured’s failure to cooperate in the insurer’s investigation of a claim.
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 14 Sep 2009
A Connecticut trial court recently awarded judgment, following a bench trial, in favor of an insured who sought coverage from her insurance company for her vehicle after it was stolen and destroyed by fire.
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 3 Sep 2009
The Connecticut Supreme Court recently reversed a judgment that had been in favor of an automobile insurer in a breach of contract action brought by glass repair companies who had been assigned the rights of the defendant’s insureds.
Locke Lord LLP | USA | 7 Aug 2009
The United States District Court for the District of Connecticut recently granted in part an insurer’s motion to dismiss on the basis that the insured could not prove a violation of the Connecticut Unfair Insurance/Trade Practices Acts because allegations of multiple unfair practices in dealing with a single insurance claim are not sufficient to constitute a "general business practice.