Insights

Business Website Terms and Conditions Receiving Increased Scrutiny Under New Jersey’s Consumer-Friendly TCCWNA Statute

Over the last few years, it has not gone unnoticed that plaintiffs’ attorneys have begun to file...

NJ Appellate Division Rejects “Enhanced” Burden Of Proof For Policy Exclusions

On April 13, 2016, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed an order granting summary judgment to Crum...

Contingent Business Interruption Losses Arising out of the Kumamoto Earthquakes

On April 14, 2016, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu region, followed by a 7.0 magnitude...

NJ Supreme Court: Insurer Need Not Show Prejudice to Prevail on Late Notice Defense to “Claims Made” Coverage

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently issued an important decision in the context of a “claims made”...

Insurance Update August 2015

NJ Appellate Court Addresses Key Construction Defect Coverage IssuesNJ Supreme Court Rejects Third Party Bad Faith ClaimNJ Supreme...

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that Claimants are Entitled to Fee Shifting in Coverage Cases

On May 7, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision in Occhifinto v. Olivo Construction...

Selected Insurance Coverage Issues: Contingent Business Interruption Losses in a Global Economy

Brian O’Donnell and Caroline Brizzolara recently co-authored a chapter in the book International Insurance Law Client Strategies...

Insurance Update March 2015

New York Federal Court Refuses Reimbursement of Insurer Defense Costs Illinois Appellate Court Highlights Low Threshold Governing...

Insurance Update July/August 2014

NJ Supreme Court Adopts the Common Interest Rule Recent Sixth Circuit Decision Reminds Excess Carriers to Monitor Primary...