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Duty to Defend Wrongful Acts Insurance Litigation

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Misappropriation Exclusion Bars Coverage for Claim Involving Improper Transfer of Escrow Funds, but Insurer Must Defend Against...

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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, applying Florida law, has held that a professional liability insurer did not have a duty to defend or indemnify its insured in a lawsuit involving the...more

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Court Holds Retroactive Date Exclusion Is Ambiguous Under California Law

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A federal district court, applying California law, has determined that an insurer owed a duty to defend because the policy’s retroactive date exclusion was ambiguous in that it could reasonably be interpreted to apply only to...more

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Insurer Had No Duty to Defend or Indemnify for Lawsuit Refiled During the Policy Period

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Applying Illinois law, a federal district court has held that an insurer did not have a duty to defend or indemnify for a lawsuit that was filed and dismissed prior to the policy period and later refiled during the policy...more

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New York Trial Court Finds Lexington Has No Duty to Provide Coverage for Damages Stemming from an Insured’s Knowing and...

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County of Suffolk v. Lexington Ins. Co., Case Number 604661-2017, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Suffolk County - Under New York law, the requirement of a fortuitous loss is a necessary element for coverage to...more

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