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January 25, 2024
(Insurance Code Section 533 Barring Coverage of Willful Acts Does Not Apply to Exclude Coverage of Retaliation Claim Under Labor Code Section 1102.5 (c))
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January 23, 2024
(Separate Aggregate Limits Were Afforded for Extended Policy Periods Under Excess Policies)
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January 23, 2024
(COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim As Alleged in Complaint Satisfied the Direct Physical Loss or Damage Requirement in Commercial Property Policy, But Contamination Exclusion Barred Coverage of Claim)
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January 23, 2024
(Business Interruption Claims Based on Shut-Down of Entertainment Venues Due to COVID-19 Do Not Satisfy Direct Physical Loss or Damage to Property Requirement in Commercial Property Policies)
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January 23, 2024
(Judgment on the Pleadings in Favor of Insurers Reversed Based on Possible Physical Loss Caused by COVID-19 and Rejection of Application of Pollution Exclusion to Bar Coverage of Underlying Claim)
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October 30, 2023
New York Partner Peter Shapiro and Associate Abaigeal Franson prevailed on an appeal in the New York Appellate Division First Department. The client is an immigration law firm which was retained by a corporate client to assist with visa issues for an executive.
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September 28, 2023
(Insured’s Action For Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Against Disability Insurer Not Time-Barred Because, Although Insurer Issued Claim Denial Letter Over Four Years Prior to Action, Insured’s Claims Did Not Accrue Until Insurer Ceased Paying Benefits Approximately One Year Before Insured Filed Suit)
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September 28, 2023
(Homeowner Policy’s One-Year Limitations Clause Barred Insured’s UCL Action Effectively Seeking Policy Benefits, Even Though a Four-Year Limitations Period Ordinarily Applies To UCL Claims and the Insurer Briefly Reopened the Previously Denied Claim Within the One-Year Period in Response To Insured’s Inquiry)
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