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General Liability
February 01, 2023
eNotes: Liability – February 2023 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Arch Ins. Co. v. FVCbank Virginia Supreme Court No. 211050 Decided: December 29, 2022 When a company obtains a right through subrogation, it is placed in the position of its subrogor and can have no greater rights than those of the subrogor. Background Dominion Mechanical Contractors is a subcontracting… read more
December 31, 2022
eNotes: Liability – January 2023 – Federal
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Federal Case Summary Moravia Motorcycle, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania No. 21-1274 Decided: October 19, 2022 Plaintiffs’ Motion for leave to amend Complaint and join additional party denied where Motion was filed beyond deadline and where Plaintiffs knew or should have known of… read more
December 31, 2022
eNotes: Liability – January 2023 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries McGuire v. City of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Supreme Court No. 26 WAP 2021 Decided: November 23, 2022 Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirms decision that the City did not have a statutory duty to indemnify police officer. Background In 2012, a sixteen-year-old McGuire and some friends vandalized holiday decorations and created a… read more
December 31, 2022
eNotes: Liability – January 2023 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Tapestry, Inc. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co. Maryland Supreme Court Misc. No. 1, September Term, 2022 Decided: December 15, 2022 The Supreme Court of Maryland holds that a first party, all-risk insurance policy, which covers “all risks of physical loss or damage,” does not cover functional loss of insured… read more
December 31, 2022
eNotes: Liability – January 2023 – New Jersey
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES New Jersey Case Summaries Holm v. Purdy New Jersey Supreme Court No. A-39-21, 086229 Decided: December 13, 2022 The New Jersey Supreme Court held that an insurance agent/broker had a non-waivable duty to advise new LLC members of their right to elect coverage, but could only be liable in the event of… read more