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By Caitlin Frenzer and Sarah Hertz Maisel
March is a month of important dates and holidays that recognize women. Not only is March Women’s History Month, but March also includes Equal Pay Day on March 6, and International Women’s Day on March 8. These dates can serve as a reminder to members of the legal
Tressler is proud to announce that Linda Bondi Morrison has been named to Law360’s 2024 Insurance Authority General Liability Editorial Advisory Board. The editorial advisory boards provide feedback on Law360’s coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage. Congratulations, Linda!
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What is a fuselage without wings, elevators or a tail rudder?
An airplane, according to the Supreme Court of Alaska’s recent decision of Thompson v. USAA, 2024 WL 296380 (Alaska January 26, 2024).
Thompson centered on a 1946 Piper PA-12 airplane that had failed its annual inspection and was no longer airworthy. To make repairs,
On December 4, 2023, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Mutual Benefit Insurance Co. v. Koser et al., No. 1340 MDA 2022, 2023 WL 8360563 (Pa. Super. Ct. Dec. 4, 2023) determined that a landlord’s insurer could not sue two tenants to recover more than $190,000 for fire damage allegedly caused by their negligence because they
The Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Acuity v. M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC, 2023 IL 129087 (“M/I Homes”), represents a clear departure from past Illinois precedent on whether construction defects constitute “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” under a standard Commercial General Liability (“CGL”) policy. Illinois courts have historically required the underlying allegations against
In an unpublished opinion issued on October 30, 2023, the Ninth Circuit ruled in favor of excess insurer Arch Insurance Company on various claims asserted by insured Vizio, Inc. arising from a settlement of class-action litigation regarding its Smart TV products (“Smart TV Litigation”) effected without Arch’s consent after Arch failed to provide a definitive
Earlier this month, a panel of the Ohio Court of Appeals in Ryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. et al., No. 29778, 2023 WL 6784954 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 13, 2023) found that a trial court erred by ordering State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) to turn over information relating to
In Lionbridge Technologies, LLC v. Valley Forge Insurance Company, No. CV 20-10014-WGY, 2023 WL 5985288 (D. Mass. Sept. 14, 2023), the Massachusetts District Court found where an insurance company has refused to pay for the defense of a policyholder’s corporate owner, a reasonable allocation of costs between the insured and non-insured parties is proper.
The
In a recent construction defect decision, a majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the initial grant of coverage under a standard Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance policy does not require that the damage be to property other than the insured’s own product or work. 5 Walworth, LLC v. Engerman Contracting, Inc., 2023 WI
