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Insurers & Contractors Trying to Nail Down Proper Coverage
Jun 10 2002 // If you’re placing coverage for a client who is a contractor, there are three factors that determine what obstacles you will encounter: location, location, location. The real question, however, is whether it will stay...
Late Notice May Insure Responsibility for Pre-Tender Defense Costs
Jun 10 2002 // Texas requires automobile liability insurers and general liability insurers to include language in their policies establishing a “prejudice” requirement before late notice can be used as a defense. For...
Houston Theater Sues Insurer
Jun 10 2002 // The Alley Theater of Houston is suing its insurer, Gulf Group Lloyds Insurance Co., for reportedly failing to reimburse $6.5 million in damage caused by Tropical Storm Allison last year. According to the Houston Chronicle,...
AIA Says Calif. Assembly Internet Measure is flawed
Jun 7 2002 // A measure approved by the California State Assembly has put Internet privacy on center stage, but won’t solve the real problem of identity theft, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “A...
The St. Paul Cos. looking at near $1B Settlement in Asbestos Coverage Litigation
Jun 5 2002 // Insurer The St. Paul Cos. has indicated it would pay close to $1 billion, before tax and reinsurance recoveries, to settle litigation regarding asbestos coverage for building products firm Western MacArthur, which a St....
Ariz. Enacts Law to Lessen Construction Defect Lawsuits
May 31 2002 // Arizona’s governor signed a bill recently that will establish an alternative dispute resolution procedure for certain construction defect claims, providing a modicum of relief to a beleaguered construction industry,...
Lawsuit Seeks to Limit Terrorist Coverage Premium on Times Square Building
May 28 2002 // A lawsuit filed by Four Times Square Associates challenging its lenders’ demand that it pay a tenfold increase in insurance premiums to provide terrorist coverage on a “trophy building” in Times Square,...
CREDIT LYONNAIS SUIT DISMISSED
May 27 2002 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit alleging that Credit Lyonnais and others engaged in fraudulent activity in the 1993 acquisition of the assets of the futile Executive Life Insurance Co, according to the Los Angeles...
Calif. DMV Hit with Insurers’ Lawsuit
May 24 2002 // California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was hit with a lawsuit May 22 by a number of insurance associations wishing to halt a fee hike that would reportedly double the price for motor vehicle reports. Filed...
Vatican Denies Liability in Frankel Related Lawsuit
May 16 2002 // A Vatican spokesman has denied that the Catholic Church was in any way liable for the actions of Monsignor Emilio Colagiovanni, a former priest, who’s been charged with helping Martin Frankel bilk more than $200...
Credit Lyonnais Suit Dismissed by Federal Judge
May 13 2002 // A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit alleging that Credit Lyonnais and others engaged in fraudulent activity in the 1993 acquisition of the assets of the futile Executive Life Insurance Co, according to the Los Angeles...
Report 5 States Sue Vatican Over Frankel Losses
May 10 2002 // Today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal reports that five southern states have filed lawsuits against the Vatican as a result of the alleged involvement of several officials of the Catholic Church in the...
Insurance Litigation and Bankruptcy, or How to Escape from Wonderland
Apr 29 2002 // In the tale of “Alice in Wonderland,” little Alice heedlessly follows the white rabbit into the rabbit hole and falls ever so long before landing upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves. Jumping up and looking...
AIA Says Colo. Bill Provides Relief from Construction Defect Lawsuits
Apr 22 2002 // A bill making its way through the Colorado House would limit the damages available for civil actions arising out of construction defects and should be enacted as quickly as possible, according to the Alliance of American...
LMI and Highlands Sued by Ohio Insurance Director
Apr 19 2002 // Ohio Director of Insurance Lee Covington, acting in his capacity as liquidator of property and casualty insurer LMI Insurance Company, has sued LMI’s parent, Highlands Insurance Group and other affiliated companies...
McMahon Sues Company over Alleged Toxic Mold
Apr 11 2002 // Entertainer Ed McMahon is suing his insurance company for $20 million, alleging that a toxic mold spread through his house and made McMahon and his family ill, according to reports by the Associated Press and the Los...
Conn. Court Upholds Exclusive Right of Tribal Council to Hear Lawsuit
Apr 8 2002 // Connecticut’s Supreme Court upheld the exclusive right of an Indian Tribal Council to hear and determine damage claims arising from accidents occurring on tribal lands. The case, according to an Associated Press...
AAI Urges Wash. Gov. to Sign Construction
Mar 26 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers is urging Washington Gov. Gary Locke (D) to sign SB 6409, which the organization believes will help reduce the rising costs of litigation faced by the state’s construction...
Erie Faces Class Action Lawsuit on Auto Parts
Mar 26 2002 // Erie Insurance Exchange and the Erie Insurance Group are facing a class action lawsuit over the use of replacement auto parts similar to the action brought against State Farm in Illinois which resulted in a multi-million...
Attorney to Compare Toxic Mold Litigation with Decade-Old Asbestos Cases
Mar 22 2002 // The new wave of mold litigation cases may soon compare with the incendiary asbestos cases of the last decade, according to Peter J. Lynch, a trial attorney with Philadelphia-based Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen and Young...
