Passing References Do Not a Covered Claim Make

"WRONGFUL ACT"  – ANTITRUST LAWSUIT  – DUTY TO DEFEND  Carfax, Inc. v. Illinois National Ins. Co. (1st Dept., 3/1/2018) Carfax...

Bodily Injuries from Large, White, Environmentally Mobile Cloud of Toxic Chlorine Gas Excluded by Absolute Pollution Exclusion

COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY  – COMMERCIAL UMBRELLA LIABILITY  –  ABSOLUTE POLLUTION EXCLUSION  – CHOICE OF LAW  –  BODILY INJURY CLAIMS  Be...

There Are No Such Things -- First Department Affirms Dismissal of CGL Insurer's "Equitable Indemnity" and "Equitable Reapportionment" Causes of Action

COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY  – COMMERCIAL UMBRELLA LIABILITY  – COINSURANCE RECOVERY ACTION  United Natl. Ins. Co. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. ...

Mental Injury Not Resulting from Bodily Injury, Sickness or Disease Is Not Covered

GENERAL LIABILITY  – "BODILY INJURY" – MENTAL INJURY  Incorporated Village of Old Westbury v. American Alternative Ins. Co. (2nd C...

Use or Operation of Bus Found to Be Proximate Cause of Passenger's Injury for New York No-Fault Purposes

NO-FAULT  – USE OR OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE   – COURT REVIEW OF ARBITRATION RULINGS Matter of New York City Tr. Auth. v Physical Medicin...

Jury Verdict Finding Named Insured Was Residing in Insured Premises Affirmed

PROPERTY  –  HOMEOWNERS – RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT  – POLLUTION EXCLUSION  – ASBESTOS CONTROL COSTS  – LOSS OF RENTS Cotillis v. New York Cent....

Go Fish. New York Court of Appeals Rejects Factual Predicate Threshold Requirement for Discovery of Non-Public Facebook Content

SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOVERY  – DEFENSE OF PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM  – FACEBOOK CONTENT   Forman v. Henkin (Ct. Apps., 2/13/2018) Since 2011, I have ...