A federal court in Texas has held that the Texas Anti-Indemnity Act's section nullifying additional insured status applies only to the extent...

A federal court in Florida held that a commercial property policy's water damage exclusion and sewer or drain definition endorsement operated together to preclude coverage for damage...

A federal district court in South Carolina held that an insurer's less than vigorous participation in mediation did not constitute bad faith.

A federal district court remanded a suit that was removed on the basis that independent adjusters were improperly joined to defeat diversity finding that the plaintiff ...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling in favor of an insurer that it did not owe defense or indemnity because the insurer did not receive notice of the lawsuit ...

The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reconciled two lines of Texas cases to hold that a default judgment against an insured can satisfy a "no-action" provision in a liability policy...

On December 14, 2017, The Florida Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in the case of Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum and Forster Specialty Insurance Company; Case No. SC16-1420.

With a second decision on the issue in as many years, the Fourth Circuit has confirmed that, in North Carolina, policyholders must file lawsuits to recover policy benefits for fire losses...

A Georgia appellate court held that a trial court erred in granting summary judgment where a genuine issue of material fact remained as to whether diminution in value

The Louisiana Supreme Court recently ruled that an insurance policy's two-year limitation on the institution of suits by a policyholder creates a two-year prescriptive period...

The North Carolina Court of Appeals held that coverage for claims by a father against the molester of his daughter was excluded by a policy's definition of "bodily injury," ...

The North Carolina Business Court held that anti-assignment clauses requiring insurer consent for assignment of policy rights and benefits to another party are generally enforceable under North Carolina law.

A recent opinion from the Supreme Court of Texas provides guidance for Texas courts to interpret claimed exceptions to the concurrent-causation doctrine.

A Tennessee appellate court reversed a judgment for an insured where it found that coverage for property damage due to a flood was limited to a sub-limit ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed that an employer could not compel arbitration against its workers because the employer's representative failed to sign the agreement.

A California court has stayed enforcement of regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Kelsey Kornick Funes represents both plaintiffs and defendants in disputes involving public and private construction projects, representing owners, contractors, subcontractors...

In a surprising turn of events, Governor DeSantis vetoed Florida's Cybersecurity Incident Liability Act, HB 473. As explained in our prior alert, that bill would have provided immunity...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an update to its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on July 24 clarifying the taxpayer identification number (TIN) disregarded entities should use...

In an opinion handed down this afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily suspended the enforcement of OSHA's "vaccination or testing" mandate.