A recent federal court of appeals’ decision raises interesting questions for all policyholders, particularly commercial and residential landlords with tenants that grow, possess, and/or distribute cannabis, even where it is legal to do so under state law.
In K.V.G. Properties, Inc. v. Westfield Ins. Co., decided by the United States Court of Appeals for
In addition to being a great place to find lobster, Maine may also be one of the country’s best jurisdictions for a policyholder seeking defense from its commercial general liability carrier.
In Zurich American Ins. Co. v. Electricity Maine LLC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine found against Zurich and in
Kostin v. Pacific Indemnity is a recent federal decision from Connecticut denying insurance coverage that should be of particular interest to those impacted by a Ponzi scheme. In a coverage dispute arising out of the Madoff scandal, the court rejected the policyholder’s argument that Madoff’s misuse of funds constituted “wrongful entry” into her bank account
A recent Tenth Circuit decision undercut policyholder arguments that Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) claims are insurable under a standard CGL policy. Policyholders should take note of this decision but should not assume that all TCPA claims are necessarily uncovered.
On February 21, the Tenth Circuit affirmed a finding of no coverage on appeal from