The Jenner Complaint

It's been dubbed "the Jenner complaint" and, last I knew, has been filed in Illinois and New York state courts. It's an e...

DC Court Grants Summary Judgment to Commercial Property Insurer on COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim

* * * SPECIAL ALERT * * * This afternoon the Superior Court of the District of Columbia granted summary judgment to Erie Insurance Exchange,...

Another 30 Days in the Toll -- Executive Order No. 202.55 Continues COVID-19 Tolling of Procedural Time Limits Through September 4, 2020

I went to bed last night and woke up before 6:00 this morning hitting F5 on my browser and thinking that today would be the day.  The day Ne...

When the Insured's Shoes Are Bigger Than the Tortfeasor's Shoes

AUTO  – SUM COVERAGE – TRIGGER Gross v. Travelers Ins. (4th Dept., 7/24/2020) Gross had an auto policy with Travelers that was written to af...

New York County Supreme Court Grants Insurer's CPLR 3211(A)(1) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint Based on Insured's Failure to Submit Timely Proof of Loss

PROPERTY  – BURST WATER PIPE-CAUSED WATER LOSS  – PROOF OF LOSS REQUEST – MOTION TO DISMISS Stein v. National General Ins. Co. (Sup. Ct., NY...

The Unopposed Loss -- Court Denies Declaratory Judgment to No-Fault Insurer Based Solely on Default of Non-Answering Defendants

NO-FAULT – HIT-AND-RUN  – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – DEFAULT JUDGMENT  –  DECLARATORY JUDGMENT  – INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Ameriprise Ins. Co. v. Kim (2n...

Mute the Barking, Playing, Sirening, Shuffling, Pinging, Drinking and Breathing Sounds, Please

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE – TELECONFERENCE IN LIEU OF IN-PERSON HEARING GUIDELINES Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Amer. v. Omni Contracting Co.,...