Anthony Tessitore

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Blogs: Commercial General Liability Dispatch

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In Penn National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. Beach Mart, Inc., — F.3d —-, 2019 WL 3483167  (4th Circ. Aug. 1, 2019) (North Carolina law), the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a decision of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina which found that an insurer’s exclusion precluding coverage for injuries arising out of oral or written publication of material whose first publication took place…
In Evanston Ins. Co. v. A&R Homes Development, LLC, 2019 WL 661587 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Feb. 19, 2019), the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey affirmed a trial court ruling that an exclusion for an insured’s liability to employees of its contractors or subcontractors was unambiguous and barred coverage. The case is significant on several fronts. First, it reaffirms New Jersey law that where an injured party has been made a…
In High Point Design, LLC v. LM Ins. Corp., No. 16-1446-CV, 2018 WL 6625763 (2d Cir. Dec. 19, 2018) (New York law), the Second Circuit held that an advertising injury was alleged even if the underlying complaint, standing alone, did not trigger the duty to defend where the underlying discovery demands sought information related to paid advertisements placed High Point’s advertising directly at issue. The case is significant as it reaffirms New York law, in…