Discusses Stan Koch & Sons Trucking, Inc. v. Great West Cas. Co., where the insured brought a declaratory judgment action against its excess liability insurer, seeking a determination that insurer accepted coverage for a fatal motor vehicle accident not covered by the policy but breached its fiduciary duty to insured by settling a personal injury claim arising from the accident.

Baldassano was a passenger in a car involved in a one vehicle accident. He settled with the driver for the driver's $100,000 policy limit. His damages…

In State of New Jersey v. Fleischman, 2007 WL 789930, decided March 19, 2007, the State indicted defendant Randi Fleischman for second-degree insurance…

Dec Page August This initial discussion about EIFS (exterior insulation and finish systems) is presented in the August issue and the conclusion will…

The case is Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 919 A.2d 194 ( Pa. 2007). Sackett brought an action for a declaratory judgment that the…

July 2005 Dec Page Question of the Month   A standard feature of property insurance forms is coverage for direct physical loss of or damage to…

A case involving intentional acts, negligence and severability.

June 2005 Dec Page Question of the Month   A standard feature of property insurance forms is the exclusion of various categories of loss associated…

In Betzel v. State Farm Lloyds  2007 WL 603036, *5 (C.A.5 (C.A.5 ( Tex. ),2007) a homeowner sued his insurer in state court, seeking coverage for…

August 2005 Dec PageQuestion of the MonthThe topic of employee theft always raises some questions. The insuring agreement under the commercial…