SBA’s New WOSB / EDWOSB Certification Requirement and 8(a) Economic Disadvantage Criteria Revisions
I-15 – Turning the Table: An Interview with the Podcast Host on Protected Employee Activity
Insurance laws may vary slightly between jurisdictions but major principles are nearly uniform. These include requirements that an insurer should draft clear and unambiguous exclusions and should identify and fully inform the...more
Amid his blather during the Chiefs-Bills game on Sunday night, Tony Romo made an insightful comment. The top quarterbacks in the playoffs excel at risk management, he explained. They see risks developing before others do and...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, the Supreme Court of New York for New York County, applying New York law, has held that no coverage is available for a legal malpractice lawsuit because the “claim” was first made before the...more
A North Carolina federal court, applying North Carolina law, has held that an excess insurer may not challenge payments made by underlying carriers. The insured university faced separate lawsuits by two faculty members...more
The Tenth Circuit recently held that, under Kansas law, an intentional loss exclusion precludes coverage for damage caused by an intentionally set fire even if the actual resulting damage is unintended. In Taylor et al. v. LM...more
First Department Affirms That Business Interruption From COVID-19 Not Covered- The insured purchased a commercial property policy that included business interruption coverage for its restaurants. The restaurants were...more
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Ohio- RESPA Actual Damages- Miller v. Bank of New York Mellon, 6th Cir. No. 21-1126, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 35755 (Dec. 1, 2021) In this appeal, the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the borrower’s...more
To date, much of the insurance industry’s focus on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been on business interruption coverage under commercial property insurance policies. There have been numerous lawsuits filed alleging...more
In prior blogs, I have discussed liability insurance, including the application of the insuring agreement and exclusions to the existence of coverage, as well as litigating insurance coverage disputes. A related issue...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health and economic crisis of unprecedented magnitude. In the coming weeks and months, it will also lead to insurers, regulators and policyholders clashing over claims issues...more