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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...

NJ High Court Will Bring Welcome Clarity To Consumer Law

New Jersey Joins Majority: Anti-Assignment Clause Does Not Bar Post-Loss Assignment of Claims

On February 1, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously affirmed an appellate court’s finding that “once...

New Jersey Supreme Court Rules that Faulty Workmanship Claims Satisfy the Insuring Agreement under the Post-1986 ISO Standard Form CGL Policy

On August 4, 2016, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Cypress Point Condominium...

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...