A case involving a month’s water leakage causing flood and mold loss and whether a request for arbitration as to the amount of a property policy loss, where arbitration is a condition precedent to filing suit, operates to toll the two-year statute of limitations.
MA Law | Insurance Coverage Cases
Statutory Two-Year Suit Limitation Trumps Discovery Rule In Major Water Loss Case
November 9, 2015 – This case was the first time that a Massachusetts Appellate Court addressed the question of whether the so-called “discovery rule” should be applied to insurance claims under policies subject to c. 175, § 99.
What Will “Gap” Coverage Do For Uber’s 45,000 Mass. Drivers and their Agents?
November 2, 2015 – An analysis of how the first endorsement for personal Massachusetts auto policies that would provide so-called “gap” coverage to insureds who drive their personal automobiles for transportation network companies (“TNC”) such as Uber and Lyft.
Closed Claim Costs Insurer Over $4 Million On A $50K Liability Limit
October 26, 2015 – The case of a multi-million dollar judgment for a bodily injury claim under a commercial auto policy with a $50,000 limit of liability.
SJC Affirms Auto Insurer’s Right To Disclaim Optional Liability For Excluded Operator Accident
October 5, 2015 – Grandparents who let their grandson use their car after excluding him as an operator lose everything.
