Future Of 'Ambiguous' Defect Exclusion Remains To Be Seen
The LEG-3 exclusion, a defect exclusion developed by the London Engineering Group, stood largely untested for nearly three decades, but just two years after a Washington, D.C., federal court found the exclusion to be ambiguous, policyholder attorney Angelia Wesch tells Law360 that whether the underwriting group tightens the exclusion's language remains to be seen.
Judge Denies Exit Bids In Gas Leak Explosion Coverage Row
A Liberty Mutual unit can still seek to avoid defending an ongoing lawsuit against a manufacturer of cannabis products and others over a fatal gas leak explosion, an Oregon federal court ruled, rejecting the property owners' and manager's position that the claims they face fall outside the scope of a marijuana exclusion.
Insurer Didn't Owe Coverage To IT Co. In BIPA Violation Suit
An insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify an information technology company in a class action alleging violations of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, a state appeals court affirmed, finding that underlying events occurred before the claims-made policy's retroactive date.
Future Of 'Ambiguous' Defect Exclusion Remains To Be Seen
The LEG-3 exclusion, a defect exclusion developed by the London Engineering Group, stood largely untested for nearly three decades, but just two years after a Washington, D.C., federal court found the exclusion to be ambiguous, policyholder attorney Angelia Wesch tells Law360 that whether the underwriting group tightens the exclusion's language remains to be seen.
Judge Denies Exit Bids In Gas Leak Explosion Coverage Row
A Liberty Mutual unit can still seek to avoid defending an ongoing lawsuit against a manufacturer of cannabis products and others over a fatal gas leak explosion, an Oregon federal court ruled, rejecting the property owners' and manager's position that the claims they face fall outside the scope of a marijuana exclusion.
Insurer Didn't Owe Coverage To IT Co. In BIPA Violation Suit
An insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify an information technology company in a class action alleging violations of Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act, a state appeals court affirmed, finding that underlying events occurred before the claims-made policy's retroactive date.
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