When does an excluded loss end and a covered “resulting loss” begin? This thorny question was the subject of a recent decision out of the Southern District of Texas, EMS USA, Inc. v. The Travelers Lloyds Insurance Co., No. H-16-1443, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54509 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 28, 2018), adopted by EMS, USA, Inc. … Continue Reading
When faced with the impending application of an exclusion that negates any coverage for a claimed loss, an insured may sometimes resort to far-fetched or implausible arguments to contend that the exclusion does not apply, or that an exception to the exclusion has the effect of reviving coverage. The insured in Woodcliff Lake Board of … Continue Reading
In insurance fraud cases involving actual or alleged destruction of evidence by the insured, an issue often arises regarding whether an adverse inference instruction is appropriate, and, if so, what form it should take. The Second Circuit recently approved a “light” form of adverse inference instruction that allowed the jury to make an adverse inference … Continue Reading
A New York trial court recently addressed the definition of “collapse” and the meaning of the ensuing loss clause in Copacabana Realty LLC v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, No. 10-2919, 2013 NY Slip Op 30960(U) (NY Sup. Ct. Suffolk County Apr. 29, 2013), granting the defendant insurer’s motion for summary judgment on both issues and … Continue Reading
