In Padgett v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., No. A05A1874, 2005 WL 3359328 (Ga. App. Dec. 12, 2005), a Georgia appeals court held that an ambiguity…

In Shelby Casualty Insurance Co. v. H.T., 2007 WL 879494 (N.J.Super.A.D., 2007), a homeowners’ insurer sought declaratory judgment that the intentional…

Diminution in Value Not Seen as Property Damage   In Goodstein v. Continental Cas. Co., 2007 WL 4225803 (9th Cir. 2007), the Court of Appeals…

Emergency Medical Team Damages Doors to Rescue Insured We have an agency customer on an HO3 policy. He had suffered a medical condition and called 9-1-1…

A Tennessee appeals court ruled that a tenant was considered an additional insured on a landlord's policy and that the insurer had no subrogation rights…

In Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co. v. Montes-Harris, No. S130717, 2006 WL 3517847 ( Cal. Dec. 7, 2006), the California Supreme Court held that an excess…

In the case of Jack Nascimento, v. Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, WL 162660 (2008 C.A.1 Mass.), Nascimento purchased property in Ludlow, Massachusetts…

Special Arbitration Agreement-Archived Article January, 1999 Legal Liability Claims Summary: Special arbitration is designed to settle arguments…

This case is Driscoll v. Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 867 N.E.2d 806 (Mass.App.Ct. 2007) . Upon inspecting their Webster rental property…

July 2005 Intro Page No. 914 July 1, 2005  Dec Page   The question of the month deals with a standard feature of property insurance forms.…