A Massachusetts lawsuit involving “Uberrimae fidei”, a legal doctrine not often used in insurance coverage litigation, but nevertheless, an important one for an agent or insured to know when dealing with a maritime policy.
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$750,000 Fish Story Assault Settlement Harpoons The Homeowner Physical Abuse Exclusion
A family paid an uncovered $750,000 claim settlement to keep their son out of jail for an assault and battery charge occurring in Newport, Rhode Island.
Massachusetts Superior Court Holds Insurance Broker Has Limited Liability To Insured
An insurance coverage lawsuit between a realty trust and its agent after a rental deal with a Salem Restaurant ends badly.
Massachusetts Court Rules Insurers Cannot Subrogate A $1 Million Post-Construction Loss Because Of A Subrogation Waiver
The waiver of subrogation resulted from construction contracts for the building of Southfield Commons. an apartment building owned by the Corcoran Companies, in Weymouth.
Mass. Appeals Court Sends $2.6 Million E&O Suit Against Eastern Insurance Back To Superior Court
Insurance brokers and agents all dread a day they suddenly learn that they did not place a policy, and an uncovered loss has occurred. The silver lining for some is that even if they failed to place the policy, the policy requested would not have provided coverage for the loss.
