Lit Watch


November 03, 2022

Amy's had a comprehensive property policy that included an extension to cover the costs of loss avoidance and mitigation when the costs were incurred to combat a communicable disease.

October 31, 2022

Huntington Ingalls, according to the Supreme Court of Vermont, suffered "direct physical damage" because employees infected with COVID had been physically present at the facilities and unintentionally spread the virus to employees who were not ill.

October 24, 2022

Though the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone, they are not the same thing.

October 24, 2022

It is not uncommon to see workers compensation cases end up in court over whether the claimant's injuries both arose out of and in the course of their employment.

October 19, 2022

A workers compensation award does not have to be permanent or temporary in nature in order for the claimant to file a petition to reopen their claim based on a change in disability.

October 19, 2022

According to the court, a qualifying compensable injury had to arise from more than an employee's mere presence at the workplace.

October 13, 2022

Video surveillance revealed a man participating in activities that did not square up with his alleged total disability.

October 13, 2022

A New Jersey statute mandating certain levels of underinsured motorist coverage for ride-sharing companies does not extended to similar companies that deliver goods, such as food.

October 11, 2022

Though the judges of the Eleventh Circuit ruled the insurer was bound to defend the insured, they said it was too early to determine the duty to indemnify.

October 07, 2022

The parties argued over whether a settlement was a "covered loss" within the meaning of the policy.