Insurance Law
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Kemper Independence Insurance Co. v. Stasiewski
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Absent evidence that a lawyer will be a necessary witness at trial, a court can deny a motion to disqualify the lawyer.
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Guarino v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
In the 1993 case of Buell v. American Universal Insurance Company, the Connecticut Supreme Court determined that where there has been no finding of liability, pursuant to the language of §38a-334-6(d)(1) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies providing for reduction of policy limits for amounts paid "by or on behalf of any party responsible for the injury," an insurer may nonetheless reduce the insured's underinsured motorist coverage limits by amounts made in settlement of the insured's claims against other tortfeasors.
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Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Given
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Use of a motor vehicle two or three times per week to run errands can qualify as "regular use," for purposes of an exclusion in a motor-vehicle insurance policy.
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Chicago Title Insurance Company v. Bristol Heights Associates, LLC
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Monday, May 13, 2013
As explained in the 2009 Appellate Court case of Double G.G. Leasing, LLC v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, absent "a reasonable excuse, when an insured fails to comply with the insurance policy provisions requiring an examination under oath and the production of documents, the breach generally results in the forfeiture of coverage?"
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Dellavolpe v. 21st Century Pacific Insurance Co.
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Monday, May 6, 2013
A motorcyclist, who allegedly is injured by an unidentified driver and who has insurance only for his motor vehicle, may not be entitled to recover uninsured-motorist benefits.
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Geico General Insurance Co. v. Tibolla
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Monday, April 29, 2013
An insurance company may not be required to defend or indemnify an operator who lacked permission to drive or a reasonable belief that he had permission to drive.
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The Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Co. v. Zachs
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Monday, April 22, 2013
A homeowner's alleged conduct in harboring and concealing a fugitive for two decades may not qualify as an accident or occurrence.
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Kuntz v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
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Monday, April 15, 2013
If a policyholder is injured in a motor-vehicle accident and requests underinsured-motorist benefits, an insurance company may subtract the amount the policyholder receives as a result of workers' compensation.
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Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. R.I. Pools
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Monday, April 15, 2013
An insurance policy may include defects in the insured's own work within the category of an "occurrence" or "accident."
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Misiti, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
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Monday, March 25, 2013
An insurer has no duty to defend an additional insured when the complaint in the underlying personal injury action draws no connection between the injured person's use of the insured premises and her injuries, and undisputed extrinsic facts indicate that the underlying action falls outside the policy's scope of coverage.
