Professional Liability Insurance
Appeals Court Upholds Denial of Law Firm’s Bid to Dismiss Malpractice Suit Alleging it Failed to Investigate and Notify Client of Available Insurance
An appellate court in New York has affirmed a trial court's decision denying a law firm's motion to dismiss a legal malpractice action against it based on the firm's alleged failure to investigate and notify its client of available insurance. Read More

Professional Liability Insurance
Policy's Prior Knowledge Provision Dooms Coverage Action by Lawyer and His Firm Against Malpractice Carrier
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has ruled that a professional liability insurance policy's prior knowledge provision barred coverage of a malpractice action against a lawyer and his firm where a disciplinary complaint against the lawyer had been initiated prior to the policy's effective date. Read More

Commercial General Liability
Insurer Has No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Insureds Where Suit Sought Injunctive Relief But No Compensatory Damages, California Appeals Court Holds
A California court of appeal has held that when an insurance company issues a liability policy, agreeing to indemnify its insured against a third party claim for damages covered under the policy and to defend the insured against any such claim, the insurer does not have a duty to defend the insured against a third party lawsuit seeking injunctive relief but no compensatory damages. Read More

Commercial General Liability
Total Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage of "Chinese Drywall" Suit against Contractor, Court Rules
A total pollution exclusion endorsement in a commercial general liability insurance policy negated an insurance carrier's obligation to defend or indemnify a contractor sued in a "Chinese drywall" case. Read More