How Much Is a Picture Worth? Let Jury Decide in Personal Injury Claim, Says Court March 21, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Photos of damaged vehicles are relevant to the likelihood and degree of personal injury in a car accident case and...
Physical Abuse Must Involve ‘Imbalance or Misuse of Power’ for Exclusion: Court March 17, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An act of physical abuse is not excluded by an abuse and molestation exclusion in a homeowners insurance policy unless...
Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case March 16, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages...
New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires March 9, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which...
Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules March 8, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a Covid-19 business loss claim by the owner...
Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks? March 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Connecticut lawmakers are considering imposing a surcharge on insurers’ premiums from the fossil fuel industry. The proposal (SB-1115) calls for...
Citizens Faces Redo of Hole-in-Roof Claim Denial It Won on Hearsay March 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will face a new trial on a roof claim because its win in the first trial...
Insurer Faces Class Action for Depreciating Labor in Actual Cash Value Payments March 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Two Trumbull Insurance customers who believe they were short-changed on claims payments have filed a proposed class action suit against...
New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests March 2, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the...
Federal Court Denies Massachusetts Hospital’s Covid-19 Business Insurance Claim March 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts hospital has been denied its insurance claim for Covid-19 related costs and lost revenues under business interruption and...