The "reservations of rights" letters from the insurers made nonspecific references to policy exclusions that may or may not preclude coverage for the insureds.

A brief explanation of bomb cyclones; what they are and how they form.

The reservation of rights letter is often misunderstood by insurers, insureds, and attorneys. This treatment attempts to clarify its use.

When an insured cleans up a spill he didn't cause and a claim is made, is there any coverage?

"The lawsuit alleged, among other things, that the landline telephone assets that Spinco and FairPoint received in exchange for their cash, stock and debt securities were effectively worthless and made Spinco and FairPoint immediately insolvent at the time of the transactions," said McKenna.

An excess insurer sought declaratory judgment that an underlying settlement by its insured was not a covered Loss.

An insured's claim for coverage of an underlying settlement was denied. The carrier claimed that the matter was "uninsurable" under Delaware law.

A man who suffered severe hand injuries while using a table saw sued the saw's manufacturer for alleged design defects.

A trucker driver was injured when the driver's seat of his Mack truck came off its base. He sued Mack, claiming the seat was defectively designed and manufactured.

Bed bugs are something no one wants to bring home from vacation. Some states have regulations regarding prevention of and eradication of bed bugs for hotel properties.