Oregon High Court Analyzes the Meaning of “Accident” in UM/UIM Policy
The Oregon Supreme Court recently issued an en banc opinion in Wright v. Turner, 354 Or ---, --- P3d ---, 2014 WL 662164 (2014), addressing the definition of the term…
The Oregon Supreme Court recently issued an en banc opinion in Wright v. Turner, 354 Or ---, --- P3d ---, 2014 WL 662164 (2014), addressing the definition of the term…
On February 20, 2014, the Oregon Court of Appeals released an opinion in Leach v. Scottsdale Indem. Co., 261 Or App ---, --- P3d ---, No. A151680 (Feb. 12, 2014),…
On February 13, 2014, the Court of Appeals of New York issued an opinion in Executive Plaza, LLC v. Peerless Ins. Co., --- N.E.3d ---, 2014 WL 551251 (N.Y. 2014) addressing…
The Washington Court of Appeals issued an unpublished opinion on February 10, 2014, on an insured’s entitlement to wage loss benefits under the personal injury protection (“PIP”) coverage available in…
On February 6, 2014, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion on the requirements for satisfying a self-insured retention provision in a liability insurance policy and application of the “insured…
UPDATE: On April 15, 2014, the Tenth Circuit vacated its opinion in the City Center West, LP v. American Modern Home Ins. Co. matter in an order on the insurer's…
A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington recently re-affirmed the long-standing principle under Washington law that a third party claimant under a liability insurance…
A judge in the Federal District Court of Oregon recently granted summary judgment in favor of two insurance companies on a breach of contract claim on the basis that the…
Late last week, in Belanich v. Employers Fire Ins. Co., Cause No. 12-2-14368-4 SEA, Judge Julie Spector of the King County Superior Court ordered that an insurance company pay significant…