| News & Media Case Alerts June 21st, 2011 U.S. Supreme Court Overturns the Largest Class Action Certification in the Wal-Mart Sex Bias Action June 16th, 2011 New Jersey Supreme Court Concludes That the Right to Trial by Jury Attaches to a Bad Faith Claim for Failure to Settle Within the Policy Limits June 15th, 2011 New York Finds JPMorgan Chase Settlements Preclude $95 Million in Claimed Excess Insurance Coverage February 28th, 2011 New York Court of Appeals Addresses Annualization of Limits and "Stub" Policies January 10th, 2011 Second Circuit Upholds Additional Insured Limitations; Discusses Impact of Certificates of Insurance July 13th, 2010 New Jersey District Court Places Burden of Production on Insured and Grants Summary Judgment to Insurer on Bad Faith Claim Where There Was No Coverage Under the Policy. July 8th, 2010 Florida Jury Awards Residential Homeowners $2.5 Million Against Domestic Supplier of Chinese Drywall June 30th, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court Draws Bright Line on Application of Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to "Foreign Cubed" Transactions May 3rd, 2010 New Jersey Governor Christie Shakes Up State Supreme Court May 3rd. 2010 Appellate Division Decides "Owned Property" Exclusion Does Not Apply To Damage To Insured's Property Caused By Remediation Process April 8th, 2010 New Jersey Appellate Division Upholds $30.3 Million Verdict In Mesothelioma Asbestos-Exposure Case December 9th, 2009 Appellate Division Again Rules That Statutory Prohibition of UM/UIM Step-Down Clause Applies Prospectively November 18th, 2009 Appellate Division Affirms Prospective Application of "Step Down" Legislation October 21st, 2009 Plaintiffs Bar Likely Emboldened by the $105 Million Jury Award Entered Against Exxon Mobil Corporation in MTBE Water Contamination Litigation. July 23rd, 2009 New Jersey Supreme Court Releases Significant Decision Regarding Jury Selection and Trial Error May 18th, 2009 Third Circuit Affirms “Safe Harbor” Protection for Forward Looking Statements Accompanied By Adequate Warnings and Cautionary Statements May 13th, 2009 New Site Remediation Reform Act Significantly Changes Remediation of Contaminated Sites in New Jersey March 5th, 2009 Vaccines Appear Vindicated in the Debate over the Cause of Autism: U.S. Federal Claims Court Finds no Link Between Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines in Combination with the MMR Vaccine and Autism in Children. March 4th, 2009 Supreme Court Issues Decision on Preemtion Issues in Wyeth v. Levine: February 24, 2009 Blanket Reservation of Rights Does Not Avoid Waiver of Coverage Defenses November 6, 2008 Supreme Court Hears Preemption Arguments in Wyeth v. Levine November 4, 2008 Ninth Circuit Refuses Return of Inadvertently Produced Document October 2, 2008 Recent Decision Denies Insurance Coverage for Mortgage-Related Liabilities September 29, 2008 New York Appellate Division Denies Rescission Against Law Firm July 28, 2008 New York Dramatically Alters Insurance Law Concerning Late Notice July 23, 2008 Appellate Division Rules That Statutory Prohibition of UM/UIM Step-Down Clauses Not To Apply Retroactively March 19, 2008 New York High Court Denies Coverage to Bear Stearns for Settlement Entered Into February 29, 2008 New York High Court Expands Insurer Liability for Extra-Contractual Damages January 4, 2008 New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Incurred But Not Reported Losses are not "Absolute" for Purposes of Insolvent Insurer's Estate December 7, 2007 Texas Appellate Court Finds Manifestation Trigger Applicable to Mold Claims September 14, 2007 New Jersey Adopts Law Prohibiting "Step-Down" Clauses in Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage in Commercial Automobile Policies August 3, 2007 Governor Spitzer Vetoes Late Notice/Declaratory Judgment Bill July 31, 2007 Sixth Circuit Holds that Excess Insurer May Sue Primary Insurer for Failure to Settle Within Primary Policy Limits July 16, 2007 Settlement Reached Without Participation and Consent of Insurer Defending Under a Reservation of Rights Breached Policy's "Cooperation Clause" July 2, 2007 Consolidation of Reinsurance Arbitration Proceedings an Issue for Arbitrators, Not Courts June 8, 2007 New Jersey Appellate Division Rules that "Loss of Use" Damages are Recoverable from Polluter Under New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act May 15, 2007 New Jersey Appellate Division Holds Insurer Owes No Duty to Defend Homeowner Against Complaint Alleging Both Intentional and Negligent Conduct: New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co. v. Vizcaino May 14, 2007 New York Court Rules That Aggregate Limits Under the Products Hazard May Not Apply to Abestos Claims April 11, 2007 EPLI Policy Does Not Exclude Coverage for Breach of an Oral Modification to a Written Employment Contract April 2, 2007 Eastern District of Pennsylvania Rules Asbestosis Exclusion Bars all Abestos Related Claims February 16, 2007 New York Court of Appeals Holds Asbestos Bodily Injury Claims Present Multiple Occurrences January 25, 2007 New Jersey Court Imposes Duty to Defend on Insurer for Telephone Consumer Protection Act Claims: Myron Corp. v. Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co. January 19, 2007 New Jersey Appellate Division Expands Definition of "Operator in UM Coverage" December 19, 2006 Illinois Supreme Court Requires CGL Insurer to Defend Insured in Suit Arising from Unsolicited Fax-Ads December 5, 2006 New Jersey Supreme Court Rules on Intentional Injury Exclusion of Workers' Compensation Policy November 8, 2006 Court of Appeals of New York Maintains High Standard for Causation August 22, 2006 Supreme Court Broadens Scope of Liability for Sexual Abuse August 17, 2006 Stop Loss Insurers Not Governed by ERISA August 11, 2006 Coughlin Duffy LLP Achieves Reversal From Appellate Division on Applicability of Business Risk Exclusion August 8, 2006 District Court Holds Reinsurer Not Bound by "Follow the Settlements" Doctrine June 28, 2006 Defense Verdict in Welding Rod Trial April 6, 2006 New Jersey Supreme Court Extends "Appreciable Prejudice" Standard For Late Notice Defense to Excess Automobile Policies Read Case Alert March 16, 2006 |
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