Insured Could Not Recover Its Attorneys Fees From Insurer, Fourth Department Decides

A construction company sued its insurer, alleging that it had breached its coverage obligations under a commercial auto insurance policy. The trial court awarded the construction company the attorneys fees it had incurred in prosecuting the action, and the insurer appealed. The Appellate

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying Washington law, has ruled that a “watercraft” exclusion precluded coverage for a claim that fish oil had been contaminated with petroleum residue when it had been pumped off one of the insured’s vessels.

The Case

Trident Seafoods Corporation sought partial indemnification from ACE American Insurance

An appellate court in Florida, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that an insurance policy’s “entrustment” exclusion applied to property leased by an insured landlord to its tenant.

The Case

Grover Commercial Enterprises leased property it owned in Coconut Grove, Florida, to Carma, LLC. Carma operate a restaurant on the property known as “The

A federal district court in Arizona has granted summary judgment in favor of insurers that had issued excess and umbrella policies to a city because the city’s settlement of an asbestos personal injury action did not exceed the amount of its self-insured retention (“SIR”).

The Case

From 1981 to 1985, various insurance companies issued excess

An appellate court in Pennsylvania, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that an insurance policy’s assault and battery exclusion barred coverage of negligence claims against a bar stemming from an alleged shooting.

The Case

Jalil Walters and his wife, Rasheeda Carter, filed a negligence action against OK Café, Inc., which operated the Jazzland Bar

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled, in a “long latency disease” case, that defense costs under occurrence-based insurance policies should be prorated among insurers and the insured where there were periods of non-coverage.

The Case

Plaintiffs alleged that they had suffered hearing loss from exposure to unreasonably loud noise in the course of their work

The Kentucky Supreme Court, affirming a lower court decision, has ruled that a third-party bad faith claim against an insurance company had been properly rejected where the plaintiff had not produced evidence that the insurer had acted with reckless indifference to the plaintiff’s right to recover.

The Case

Samantha Hollaway alleged that she was in

The Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled that a workers’ compensation insurer could maintain an equitable subrogation claim against third-party tortfeasors to recover benefits it paid on behalf of an insured employer to an injured employee.

The Case

An employee of a company doing business as Connecticut Reliable Welding, LLC, was working at a construction site

Data breaches such as the one Yahoo recently revealed (500 million accounts!) get the big headlines. In response, large companies double down on their efforts to protect the security of their data.

But small to midsize businesses often fail to appreciate the risk of a data breach to their own business. They may believe that

Video Surveillance Properly Led Claim Administrator to Terminate Long-Term Disability Benefits, Eleventh Circuit Rules

The plaintiff in this case worked for JPMorgan Chase Bank as a technical operations lead – a sedentary position that required sitting most of the day – and had long-term disability insurance coverage as a participant in an employee welfare benefit plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced a new initiative to investigate the causes of “small breaches” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) that involve the protected health information (“PHI”) of fewer than 500 individuals. OCR has discretion in deciding which breaches to

As the health care industry continues to utilize new cloud computing technologies, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued guidance on how such technologies can be implemented while remaining compliant with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules (the “ HIPAA Rules”).

Specifically, HHS explained that when covered entities or business

Pursuant to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“MACRA”), in April 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule that will require physicians who receive Medicare payments to participate in one of two payment programs: (1) the Merit-Based Incentive System (“MIPS”); or (2) the Alternative Payment Models

Pursuant to a final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “HHS Rule”), certain health care providers covered by Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”) will be required to post nondiscrimination notices and taglines by October 16, 2016.

Section 1557 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,