Fire at house homeowner had just purchased and not yet moved intoAwilda Pimental closed on a new home on June 28, 2022. She purchased a homeowner’s policy from AmGuard Insurance Company that went into effect on the closing date,
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Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holds that term "surface waters" in policy is ambiguous, so does not apply to water on surface of a roof
Sure, Steward Health Care has created a public health care emergency, but at least it has prevailed in an insurance coverage dispute. A storm in June 2020 caused an accumulation of rainwater on a rooftop courtyard and on roofs of
Even Whitey Bulger’s crimes end in insurance coverage disputes: Town of Braintree sues multiple insurance carriers for coverage for wrongful conviction claim by man framed by Bulger
On May 24, 2024, the Town of Braintree filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court against fifteen insurers, as well as insurance companies Does 1 though 50, for refusing to defend and indemnify it in a massive wrongful conviction
Insurance Claims for Damage to Buildings in Massachusetts (my new brochure)
A video primer on the duties of an insurer to defend and indemnify
Fall River District Court allows claim against insurer’s vehicle appraiser
Source One Financial Corporation sued Commerce Insurance Company and its adjuster in a dispute arising out of the value of a totaled vehicle. Source One sought to amend the complaint by adding Commerce’s vehicle appraiser and her company as defendants,
First Circuit holds that under clear Massachusetts precedent, an insurer cannot ordinarily seek reimbursement of settlement funds after a later finding of no duty to indemnify
I am pleased to say that reason has prevailed in the First Circuit. I am generally pretty sanguine about insurance coverage decisions (except on my own cases, of course). I might disagree with the outcomes, but . . . the vagaries
Introducing my assistant, Nikki Payne
U.S. District Court for District of Mass. holds no coverage for law firm scammed by fraudulent cashier’s check
In some ways, this is an eye-crossingly boring decision, even for an insurance coverage geek like myself. It relies on definitions found in negotiable instruments law. Need I say more? But, coverage issues aside, the real takeaway from this post