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Automobile Insurance
Appellate Court Dismisses Appeal of Decision Reversing Arbitrator’s Award
A New Jersey appeals court has dismissed an appeal of a trial court’s decision reversing an arbitrator’s award of personal injury protection benefits to an insured’s husband. It reasoned that the trial court had “rationally explained how the arbitrator committed prejudicial error” by adopting what he construed as an expansive interpretation of the holding Serio v. Allstate Insurance Company, 210 N.J.Super.167 (App.Div.1986). Read More
Worker’s Compenations
Ex-NFL Player’s Disability Claim is Limited Based on His Pre-Season Salary, Louisiana Appeals Court Decides
A Louisiana appellate court has affirmed a decision by a worker’s compensation judge limiting the disability benefits payable to a former professional football player who had been injured during the pre-season to an amount based on the amount of his pre-season salary. The Case: Daniel A. Campbell, a professional football player, injured his right knee on June 5, 2009, while at the New Orleans Saints’ mini-camp. He was treated and cleared to play in late July, but reinjured the knee at practice sometime between July 31 and August 2, 2009. Those injuries ended his career as a player. Read More
Commercial General Liability
No Coverage for Alleged Defects – Including Mold – to Uncompleted House, South Dakota Supreme Court Rules
The South Dakota Supreme Court has affirmed a trial court’s decision that a commercial general liability insurance policy did not provide coverage for alleged defects – including mold – to an uncompleted home. Read More
Personal Watercraft
“Dishonest or Illegal Acts” Exclusion Precludes Coverage for Accident Occurring while Insured Was Operating His Boat under the Influence, Court Rules
A federal district court in Virginia has ruled that a policy’s “dishonest or illegal acts” exclusion precluded coverage for an accident occurring while the insured was operating his boat under the influence. Read More |
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Homeowner’s Insurance
New Maryland Law Imposes Notice Obligation on Homeowner’s Insurers
A new law in Maryland requires that an insurer that issues a homeowner’s insurance policy in the state that contains an anti-concurrent causation clause must provide policyholders with a specified notice each year. Read More
Insurance Fraud
N.Y. State Senate Approves Bills Intended to Fight Auto Insurance Fraud
The New York State Senate has passed three bills that, if enacted into law, would increase penalties for those who commit or assist in auto insurance fraud and that, it says, would give “more flexibility to insurance companies to prevent criminals from getting policies and continuing to commit auto fraud.” Read More |
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