November 15, 2022
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled insurers do not have to cover costs associated with an underlying suit over a cafeteria worker's foot infection, which he says was caused by bacteria from sewage that backed up from a floor drain in his workspace in 2016.
August 01, 2022
Berkley National Insurance is entitled to reimbursement for costs it incurred in defending and settling an underlying personal injury suit brought against two companies, a Massachusetts federal court ruled, finding that the insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify the companies because of a bacteria exclusion.
June 09, 2022
An insurer can't win summary judgment on its suit seeking reimbursement for defense and settlement costs from two companies it covered in an underlying dispute over a worker's foot injury, the companies told a Massachusetts federal court Thursday, arguing that they have case-changing testimony.
April 29, 2022
Separate bacteria and pollution exclusions unambiguously foreclose coverage for a worker's claims that sewage exposure caused his severe infection, Berkley National Insurance Co. told a Massachusetts federal court, demanding full recovery of defense and settlement costs from two companies it agreed to defend per a reservation of rights.
April 15, 2021
Berkley National Insurance Co. asked a Massachusetts federal court Thursday to let the insurer off the hook for covering a telecommunications company and its landlord in a suit over a chef's bacterial infection after sewage backed up from an office kitchen drain.