Mason Rollins | BuildSmart Companies in the construction industry face the risk of disputes every day, and defending those disputes means incurring attorneys’ fees. While companies sometimes pay those attorneys’ fees out of pocket, they may be able to trigger insurance coverage — either their own policy or that of another party on the project… Continue reading The Duty for Insurance Companies to Defend Construction Disputes
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Three Mistakes Businesses Make After a Slip-and-Fall Incident
Rafael Soto | Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby Perhaps your business has internal protocols that everyone is to follow when it comes to a slip and fall accident. Are these protocols really being followed or are they more like guidelines? Do you have multiple locations for your business? If you have multiple locations… Continue reading Three Mistakes Businesses Make After a Slip-and-Fall Incident
Ohio Supreme Court Reinforces Finality of Binding Appraisal Awards
Spencer Sukel | Freeman Mathis & Gary May a policyholder set aside a binding appraisal award by alleging additional real property damage was discovered after the appraisal process was completed? As of July 23, 2026, the Supreme Court of Ohio says no, absent corruption or gross mistake—not a mere error of judgment—a policyholder may not. And… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Reinforces Finality of Binding Appraisal Awards
When the Insurer Calls the Plays: Minnesota Expands the Right to Independent Counsel
Bradley Prowant and Seth Row | Stoel Rives A recent Minnesota Court of Appeals decision expands policyholders’ rights to independent counsel when an insurer defends under a reservation of rights. The ruling holds that when the same facts determine both liability and insurance coverage, the insurer may be required to fund counsel selected by the… Continue reading When the Insurer Calls the Plays: Minnesota Expands the Right to Independent Counsel
California Supreme Court Clarifies Pleading Standards for Excess Policy Claims
Scott Seaman | Hinshaw & Culbertson Hinshaw partner Larry Golub recently discussed the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Pitzer College v. Indian Harbor Insurance Co. with Judy Greenwald of Business Insurance. The questions to be determined by the California Supreme Court were (1) whether California’s notice-prejudice law is a fundamental policy, and (2) whether that policy overrides the… Continue reading California Supreme Court Clarifies Pleading Standards for Excess Policy Claims