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22 08, 2023

Judge Tosses Erie Lawsuit Over Maryland’s Handling of Redlining Allegations

By | August 22nd, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Judge Tosses Erie Lawsuit Over Maryland’s Handling of Redlining Allegations

A federal judge has dismissed an Erie Insurance complaint over how the Maryland insurance regulator has been handling allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against communities served by Black insurance agents in the Baltimore area. On June 12, Judge Julie …

12 07, 2023

Agent’s Failure to Disclose Dog Comes Back to Bite Homeowner

By | July 12th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Agent’s Failure to Disclose Dog Comes Back to Bite Homeowner

A Connecticut homeowner who is being sued by a woman who alleges his dog bit her in the face is not entitled to insurance coverage because his home insurance application, which was completed by his insurance agent, indicated he did …

11 07, 2023

Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, 3d Circuit Rules

By | July 11th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, 3d Circuit Rules

Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the potentially costly message a federal appeals court has …

1 05, 2023

After Parking Garage Deadly Collapse, New York City Partly Shutters Four Others

By | May 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on After Parking Garage Deadly Collapse, New York City Partly Shutters Four Others

After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated to the point where …

1 05, 2023

Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Against Veterans’ Home Officials Over COVID Policies

By | May 1st, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Court Reinstates Criminal Charges Against Veterans’ Home Officials Over COVID Policies

Massachusetts’ highest court overruled a lower court judge Thursday and reinstated criminal neglect charges against two top former officials at a veterans’ home. Nearly 80 veterans died at the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke after contracting the coronavirus in one of …

13 04, 2023

Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast

By | April 13th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Wrongful Death Suit Claims Chocolate Factory Ignored Warning Before Deadly Blast

A Pennsylvania candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak at its chocolate factory and bears responsibility for a subsequent explosion that killed seven workers and injured several others, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The family of Judith “Judy” Lopez-Moran, …

13 04, 2023

World Insurance Acquires TJ Woods Agency in Massachusetts

By | April 13th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on World Insurance Acquires TJ Woods Agency in Massachusetts

Insurance broker World Insurance Associates reports that it has acquired the business of Thomas J. Woods Insurance Agency, Inc. of Worcester, Massachusetts. TJ Woods was founded in 1949, and is a property/casualty agency, providing personal and business insurance. Terms of …

16 03, 2023

Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case

By | March 16th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Court Affirms Insurer, Agent Have Duty of Care But Not Fiduciary Duty in GEICO Case

A licensed insurance agent, and the insurer she represents, owe a duty of care to a customer to explain coverages but neither the agent nor the insurer has a fiduciary duty to an insured under Connecticut law. U.S. District Judge …

9 03, 2023

New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

By | March 9th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New York State, City Lawmakers Look to Curb Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Lawmakers in Albany and New York City are pushing measures they hope will curb incidents of lithium-ion battery fires, which have risen in the past few years. They include measures requiring that all batteries and chargers being sold be certified …

8 03, 2023

Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules

By | March 8th, 2023|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ Covid Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules

A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a Covid-19 business loss claim by the owner of five Broadway theaters because the entertainment insurance policy language is ambiguous as to whether the theater suffered one loss …