A First Circuit Court of Appeals found that the failure to return a renewal questionnaire with updated information resulted in two Massachusetts insureds losing their optional collision and liability coverage and umbrella coverage in a Naples, Florida collision involving their Toyota Highlander and a $100,000 Lamborghini.
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Mass. Court Rules Lexington’s Insured’s Agreement To Add Additional Insureds Not An “Insured Contract”
The dispute between the two insurers arose after a Haven employee had a catastrophic fall from Lanco’s scaffolding at Harvard Medical School.
Boston Red Sox and MLB Aim Legal Beanball At Insurers With Billion-Dollar Lawsuit
30 Major League Baseball teams have filed suit against their 3 insurers seeking $1.6 billion in Business Interruption losses from the COVID-19 shutdowns.
Court Rules An Obscure Statute Cured Contract Breach For A Three-Year Delay In Undisputed Claim Payment
A discussion of a recent Appellate Division of the District Court ruling a little-used statute can protect an insurance entity from a breach of contract for the payment of money.
MA Appeals Court Denies Ballet Master’s Claim Insurers Must Defend A Ballerina’s Sexual Abuse Suit
After receiving the claimant and insurers’ briefs, the Appeals Court issued an unusual order and ordered supplemental briefing on two issues that neither insurer had raised or argued.
