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Liability Insurance
The Increasingly Complex CGL Policy
2011-01-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich examines rather obscure, yet important, coverage issues, such as the required degree of fortuity and the role of causation in coverage interpretation.
Design and Professional Liability
Failing To Define the Standard of Care
2011-01-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Expert witnesses must render their opinions as design professionals render their services, per a case related by Ken Slavens.
Liability Insurance
Pay Me Back! Reimbursement of Defense Costs in the CGL
2010-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich
The case law on whether insurers can recoup defense costs for noncovered claims continues to evolve. Craig Stanovich examines the issues.
Construction Defect Coverage
Construction Defect Insurance Coverage Remains Difficult To Predict
2010-09-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Explore the complexities of construction defect insurance coverage and its unpredictable nature in the Texas legal landscape.
Liability Insurance
"Arising Out of": How Strong Is the Connection?
2010-08-01 | R Steven Rawls
Courts are not consistent in their interpretation of the critical phrase "arising out of," as Steve Rawls illustrates.
Liability Insurance
The Recall Expense Exclusion—When Your Ship Does Not Come In
2010-07-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Craig Stanovich discusses the CGL sistership exclusion, its history and application.
Liability Insurance
Invisible Ink: The Duty To Defend When There Is No Duty To Defend
2010-05-01 | R Steven Rawls
Steven Rawls examines caselaw surrounding the duty to defend uncovered allegations.
Liability Insurance
The Impaired Property Exclusion
2010-04-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Exclusion m. of the CGL policy is routinely cited but often misunderstood. Craig Stanovich illustrates how it applies.
Liability Insurance
Lowered Expectation: How Courts Treat Expected Injury Exclusions
2010-02-01 | R Steven Rawls
Courts struggle to differentiate between expected and intended injury, per Steven Rawls.
Liability Insurance
A High-Level View of the CGL Policy
2010-01-01 | Craig F Stanovich
A plain, straightforward explanation of certain portions of the CGL policy provided by Craig Stanovich.
Design and Professional Liability
Failing To Define the Standard of Care
2011-01-01 | Kenneth A Slavens
Liability Insurance
Pay Me Back! Reimbursement of Defense Costs in the CGL
2010-10-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Construction Defect Coverage
Construction Defect Insurance Coverage Remains Difficult To Predict
2010-09-01 | Patrick J Wielinski
Liability Insurance
The Recall Expense Exclusion—When Your Ship Does Not Come In
2010-07-01 | Craig F Stanovich
Liability Insurance
Invisible Ink: The Duty To Defend When There Is No Duty To Defend
2010-05-01 | R Steven Rawls
Liability Insurance
Lowered Expectation: How Courts Treat Expected Injury Exclusions
2010-02-01 | R Steven Rawls
