Lit Watch


April 15, 2024

The court found the potential for coverage because the policy at issue applied to two structures that were on the same, undivided parcel of land.

April 08, 2024

The judges acknowledged the policyholder had had a string of bad luck, but even the worst of luck cannot overcome policy conditions.

April 04, 2024

Even though a company contractor painted over the posters based on incorrect instructions, he still acted intentionally in doing so.

April 01, 2024

The auto insurer refused coverage for an injury incurred while exiting a vehicle.

March 25, 2024

The policy required a written notice be sent to the insurer's claims department, but the insured emailed notice to the insurer's underwriting division. This led to less than satisfactory consequences for the insured.

March 18, 2024

An email from the plaintiff to the defendant expressed disappointment and made a request based on that disappointment, but there was no demand for relief, monetary or otherwise.

March 11, 2024

Century Waste alleged that a deficient reservation of rights letter had prejudiced their case in an underlying lawsuit.

March 04, 2024

An E&O insurer obligated to defend an insured sought to recover some of the defense costs from the carrier that issued the insured's CGL policy.

February 26, 2024

The ambiguity in a catch-all exclusion could not be resolved using the principle of ejusdem generis.

February 19, 2024

The policyholders tried to argue that the allegations of negligence against them overrode application of the motor vehicle exclusion in their homeowners policy.