William Rabb | Claims Journal Wouldn’t it be nice, if, instead of relying on adjusters and restoration companies to surmise how much damage was actually caused by a water leak, an insurer could stop the leak almost before it starts. That’s now the reality for a growing number of insurers who have deployed leak sensors… Continue reading Insurers Hope to Head Off Claims With IoT Devices
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Plaintiffs Not Barred from Proving Causation in Slip and Fall Case, Even With No Witnesses and No Memory of Fall Itself
David Hoynacki, Arezoo Jamshidi and Lawrence S. Zucker II | Haight Brown & Bonesteel On January 19, 2022, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District (Los Angeles), held that a plaintiff is not barred as a matter of law from proving causation in a slip and fall case if there were no witnesses to… Continue reading Plaintiffs Not Barred from Proving Causation in Slip and Fall Case, Even With No Witnesses and No Memory of Fall Itself
8th Circuit: Insurer Owes for Total Loss Despite Payment for Previous Damage Claim
Jims Sams | Claims Journal In March 2019, a fire damaged Craig and Katie Shaw’s house outside the hamlet of Adams in rural southern Minnesota. Two months later—before the Shaws made repairs—a second fire burned the house to the ground. Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. paid $159,808.52 for the damages caused by the… Continue reading 8th Circuit: Insurer Owes for Total Loss Despite Payment for Previous Damage Claim
Fifth Circuit – – Damage to Property Beyond Insured’s Product/Work Not Precluded By ‘Your Product/Your Work Exclusion’
Anthony L. Miscioscia and Marianne Bradley | White and Williams On January 11, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Siplast, Incorporated v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company, 2022 U.S. App. LEXIS 795 (5th Cir. Jan. 11, 2022), finding that an insurer had a duty to defend its insured… Continue reading Fifth Circuit – – Damage to Property Beyond Insured’s Product/Work Not Precluded By ‘Your Product/Your Work Exclusion’
A Guide to Evaluating Snow & Ice Cases
Nicholas P. Hurzeler | Lewis Brisbois New York, N.Y. (November 9, 2021) – As the winter season nears, defendant property owners are reminded that New York law imposes liability for sidewalk accidents resulting from slip and falls on snow and ice. Within the City of New York, Administrative Code § 7-210 imposes liability on the owners… Continue reading A Guide to Evaluating Snow & Ice Cases