The New Jersey Appellate Division in New Jersey Transit v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, et al, A-1026-17T1 (App. Div. Slip Op. November 18, 2019) recently held that storm surge damage…
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New Jersey made the news this week, sandwiched among immigration issues and the retirement announcement of United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the New Jersey highest court, has…
In a recent opinion, Linda Francese and Rocco R. Giordano v. Narragansett Bay Insurance Company et al., the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed an order dismissing plaintiffs Linda Francese and…
Check out the recent decision, Estate of Doerfler v. Federal Insurance Company, recently decided by the New Jersey appellate court. In February of 2014, plaintiff Stephanie Doerfler filed a complaint…
In a recent, unpublished opinion, the NJ Appellate Division held that the “wear and tear” exclusion of a homeowners insurance policy applied to damage to a pool that occurred over…
In a recent opinion, Abboud v. Nat’l Union Ins. Co., the New Jersey Appellate Division held that there does not need to be proof of collusion in order for the…
Does debris removal coverage apply concurrently when an insurance policy limits “flood coverage for all losses ‘resulting from Flood to buildings, structures or properties in the open’ in the covered flood…
Is an insurance expert’s opinion based on industry experience a “net opinion” that should be rejected by the court? The New Jersey Appellate Division, in Satec, Inc v. The Hanover Insurance Group, et…
Does unexpected and unintended consequential damage caused by a subcontractor’s faulty workmanship constitute “property damage” caused by an “occurrence” under a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy? Is such a…
Does an insurer have an obligation to indemnify its insured for liability related to animal health care products, or do such occurrences not qualify as an “occurrence” of “property damage”…