All the headlines from our Commercial General Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 5 2012 // William Gibson coined the phrase “cyberspace” in his popular science fiction novel “Neuromancer” “to describe the real and cultural dynamics of people and machines working within the confines...
Oct 14 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing about insurance litigation is that often issues that we discuss seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again.For instance, previously for Insurance Journal...
Oct 8 2012 // A Massachusetts court recently ruled in favor of insurer Lloyd’s in a dispute over a commercial property and general liability policy excluding coverage for independent contractors.The insured, a property development...
Oct 8 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing the Legal Beat Column is that often issues that we discuss here seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again. For instance, we discussed a landmark case...
Sep 14 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a” of Catlin Insurance Company, Inc. (CICI), which is based in Houston, Catlin Specialty...
Jun 18 2012 // It is hard to say whether one should be surprised that the Virginia Supreme Court recently reaffirmed in Steadfast Insurance Company v. The AES Corporation the circuit court’s judgment that Steadfast had no duty...
Mar 19 2012 // As if times weren’t uncertain enough, the Virginia Supreme Court issued a ruling on Jan. 17, 2012, vacating its Sept. 16, 2011, opinion in Steadfast Insurance Co. v. The AES Corp. and granting a rehearing in that...
Feb 20 2012 // The Virginia Supreme Court has granted rehearing of a closely followed legal case involving climate change coverage, The AES Corp. vs. Steadfast Insurance Company. The court said on Jan. 17 that its previous decision on...
Feb 3 2012 // The Virginia Supreme Court has recently granted rehearing of a closely followed legal case involving global warming, The AES Corp. vs. Steadfast Insurance Company. The court says its previous decision on the case has been...
Dec 5 2011 // It will take years before the tight-knit community at Penn State University can put its horrendous scandal behind. This awful event is a reminder of just how important risk management can be. It behooves Penn State (and...
Nov 29 2011 // In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around the country and the upcoming...
Nov 21 2011 // In light of the economic turmoil currently engulfing the United States and Europe, the Republican sweep in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, the various protests going on around the country and the upcoming...
Oct 3 2011 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global warming. The high court ruled that Steadfast Insurance Co., which provided commercial general liability...
Sep 19 2011 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global warming. The high court ruled that Steadfast Insurance Co., which provided commercial general liability...
Mar 29 2011 // Amendments to insurance-related legislation in Arkansas will prevent unintended expansion of commercial liability insurance coverage in that state, according to an insurance company trade group.The American Insurance...
Mar 21 2011 // A general contractor can recover from its subcontractor’s insurers for the cost of repairs for damage to surrounding property resulting from the subcontractor’s faulty workmanship, the Georgia Supreme Court has...
Nov 22 2010 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that the term “suit” in a comprehensive general liability policy includes federal administrative adjudicative proceedings before an administrative law judge of the U.S....
Jun 7 2010 // The Texas Supreme Court has found in favor of an excess insurance provider in a case involving the contractual liability exclusion in a Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy.In 1993, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority...
May 17 2010 // New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases...
May 17 2010 // New and significant rulings have been issued in two of several lawsuits at the forefront of global warming/climate change litigation that are likely to set the future direction of such litigation. These cases...