John R. Casciano
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Articles
10th Circuit affirms contractual limits to excess carrier’s obligations prior to exhaustion of primary layer
USA - September 10 2015 In SRM, Inc. v. Great American Insurance Co., --F.3d--, 2015 WL 5011719 (10th Cir. Aug. 25, 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth…
Federal court refuses to “revolutionize” New York insurance law and rejects insured’s argument that routine enforcement of insurance policy consent provisions under New York law should be abandoned
USA - July 21 2015 In SI Venture Holdings LLC v. Catlin Specialty Insurance, No. 14-CV-2261, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89925 (S.D.N.Y. July 10, 2015), the US District Court…
Eighth Circuit holds that exclusion bars coverage for suit alleging trademark infringement
USA - April 14 2015 In Selective Ins. Co. of America v. Smart Candle, LLC, ___ F.3d ___, 2015 WL 1345231 (8th Cir. 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the…
New Jersey Supreme Court holds that insurers can rely on unpublished opinions in forming business decisions and reiterates “fairly debatable” bad faith standard
USA - February 20 2015 In Augustine W. Badiali v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group, No. 071931, 2015 WL 668206, (N.J. Feb. 18, 2015), the New Jersey Supreme Court…
New York Appellate Division applies unambiguous policy language to limit coverage under additional insured endorsement
USA - December 23 2014 In Wilson Central School District et al. v. Utica Mutual Insurance Company, et al., 2014 WL 7151827 (Dec. 17, 2014), the New York Supreme Court's…
