Lit Watch


August 04, 2022

An insured cannot recover damages from an insurance company if they failed to comply with the policy and failed to allow the insurer to make the necessary repairs.

August 03, 2022

Recognizing that it's conclusion was at odds with courts across the country, the California Court of Appeal found that an insured adequately pled a claim of direct physical loss or damage due to the presence of the COVID-19 virus on an insured property.

August 03, 2022

Employees further admitted that there was a pattern of thefts by other Spectrum employees against customers (more than 2,500 in the preceding several years) and the company failed to take action.

July 29, 2022

Because of the language in the policy, the insurer was found to be liable for the policy limits which were more than five times the statutory cap.

July 27, 2022

A Tesla, a young driver, and excessive speed lead to tragedy.

July 25, 2022

Governing case law is often critical to resolving claim disputes, and as this case illustrates, this does not mean that only the case law one party believes supports its opinion is relevant in a given case.

July 13, 2022

At primary issue was the clause providing liability coverage, which states that Vermont Mutual will pay those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as "damages because of bodily injury."

July 12, 2022

The insurer argues it should be absolved of the duty to pay her defense in her defamation case filed by Johnny Depp, that it should not be required to pay the multi-million dollar judgment Depp won against Heard in June, and that it should not have to pay costs associated with Heard's appeal.

July 07, 2022

Minnesota is currently the only state in the country that allows edible-only recreational cannabis use.

July 07, 2022

For a period of time, the clothing retailer offered male employees a $12,000 annual clothing allowance and offered female employees coupons to a different clothing store.