The insurer refused to defend and indemnify a personal injury claim against its additional insured under a commercial general liability policy. The insured and its…
Month: August 2021
The insureds brought breach of contract and bad faith claims in connection with water damage to their home. Eastern District Judge Tucker granted the insurer…
Today’s post addresses two recent cases where New Jersey federal judges held Covid-19 business loss claims barred by insurance policy virus exclusions. Case 1 (Judge…
This case involves a fire damage claim to plaintiffs’ home. This was the seventh fire in plaintiffs’ home. The carrier denied coverage based on various…
The insured brought breach of contract and bad faith first party property damage claims. These claims were based upon faulty workmanship, the consequences flowing from…
Another UIM bad faith case. Another dismissal for failure to plead beyond conclusory allegations. Another dismissal with leave to amend, if the insured can meet…
Western District Judge Hornak adopted Magistrate Judge Kelly’s Report and Recommendation to grant the insurer summary judgment, in this underinsured motorist coverage breach of contract…
On July 19th, Judge Stickman held in Stegena v. Nationwide, that simply pleading the insured’s injuries are worth significantly more than the carrier’s valuation of…
New Jersey Federal Judge Wolfson denied plaintiff coverage in this Covid-19 business loss case. Judge Wolfson found the policy’s virus exclusion unambiguously applied, denied the…
Eastern District Judge Younge denied the insurer’s summary judgment motion on bad faith, and its motion to bifurcate the bad faith claim. Plaintiff sought coverage…