The NJ Supreme Court recently considered the question of whether a doctor’s failure to comply with a law requiring him to obtain liability insurance constituted negligence within the context of…
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In 2013 New York?s highest court held that an insurance company could not rely on policy exclusions as a defense to pay indemnity after wrongfully denying a defense on the…
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that the Division of Workers? Compensation courts should determine whether an injured person is an ?employee? as opposed to an ?independent contractor.? In…
The N.J.?Appellate Division in?the case,?Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd?s, Subscribing to Policy Number BUYXXXX?v. Cleopatra, LLC,?Docket No. A-1312-12T3?(App. Div.?Nov 20, 2013) affirmed a Cape MayCounty?trial court?s?order voiding a Lloyd?s policy…
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in Potomac Insurance Co. v. Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association Insurance Co., has, for the first time, addressed the issue of whether an insurer, with an obligation…
New York law requires individuals to provide their insurance company with notice of an insurance claim as soon as practicable. For many years, the general rule of thumb was that…
In American International Insurance Company of Delaware v. 4M Interprise, Inc., a NJ Appellate Court dealt with the issue of whether a risk retention group must comply with the NJ…
A recent NY Appellate Division case upheld a disclaimer of liability coverage for an accident that occurred on an undisclosed three story addition to a one-story building.? The court based…
On February 25, 2013, it was announced that the New Jersey Department of Banking & Insurance would be establishing a mediation process to give consumers the option to settle disputed…