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Insurance Bad Faith Bill Passes New Jersey State Senate

On June 7, 2018, the New Jersey State Senate passed the “New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act” by...

NY and NJ Appellate Courts Address Hot Button Insurance Issues

Appellate courts in New Jersey and New York issued several noteworthy opinions this week, which may impact...

New York’s Highest Court Holds that N.Y. Insurance Law § 3420 Extends to Certain Policies Issued and Delivered Outside New York

On November 20, 2017, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in Carlson v. Am. Int’l Group,...

New Jersey Appellate Division Issues Important Continuous Trigger Ruling and Defines Manifestation of Damage for the “Last Pull of the Trigger” in Construction Defect Coverage Case

On October 10, 2017, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a precedential decision that held: (1) a...

Second Circuit Affirms that Party Seeking Coverage Under Liability Policy Bears the Burden of Allocating a General Verdict between Covered and Uncovered Damages

Last week, we obtained a significant victory for the insurer in Uvino v. Harleysville Worcester Insurance Company,...

New Jersey Appellate Division Rejects Use of Common Law Tests to Determine “Employee” Status Under Insurance Policies

In a coverage action successfully handled by our firm, the Appellate Division on Monday issued a published...

NY Court of Appeals Issues Game-Changing Decision: Additional Insureds Must Show Injury Proximately Caused by the Named Insured To Gain Coverage Under Standard ISO Endorsements

In a 4-2 decision, the New York Court of Appeals yesterday issued a landmark decision concerning the...

New Jersey Supreme Court Signals a Limit To the Scope and Application of Contra Proferentum and the Reasonable Expectations Doctrines

A May 25, 2017 decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court, Oxford Realty Group Cedar, et al....

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that a Violation of the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act Can Be Based on a Defendant’s Plain-Language Understanding of “Knowing” that its Conduct is Illegal

On May 4, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling in Allstate Ins. Co., et...