Conditions Precedent to Coverage Insurance policies typically are subject to certain conditions precedent to coverage. As the name...
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This article provides an update to a post published on July 23, 2024 by Mark Pring, Andy Moss, and Cristina Shea, which can be found...
Online retailers have changed the way we shop. No longer do we spend hours in line queuing for a can opener or, perhaps more...
Increased litigation alleging exposure to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) present potential significant losses for companies...
At least since the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Buss v. Superior Court, 939 P.2d 766 (Cal. 1997), insurance companies have urged...
The landscape of biometric privacy litigation already has changed dramatically in 2023. Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in...
As a general rule, if a policyholder reasonably attempts to settle a case for an amount at or within the limits of its insurance policy,...
Following the February 3, 2023 derailment of 38 train cars carrying hazardous materials, resulting in a chemical spill and controlled...
The well-established principle that a policyholder may assign benefits under an insurance policy following a loss was recently reaffirmed...
Since the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling that class actions alleging violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act...
If an insurance company owes a duty to defend, the dispute should be decided promptly, on the pleadings. Any delay undermines the duty to...
An often-overlooked 2020 New York federal court decision allows policyholders to potentially recover attorneys’ fees when they bring a...
In West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. v. Krishna Schaumburg Tan, Inc., 2021 IL 125978, the Supreme Court of Illinois held that coverage...
Reed Smith Insurance Recovery partners John Shugrue, John Ellison, Amber Finch, Richard Lewis, and Matthew Weaver offer discussion and...
Faced with mounting claims for insurance coverage as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, commercial insurers are...