Certain Underwrites of Lloyd’s London issued a builder’s risk policy to Historic Round Hill Summit covering two buildings, Rogers Hall and Hubbard Hall, that Historic had purchased to renovate. PeoplesBank, which held an mortgage on the property, was an additional
Nina E. Kallen
I have been an attorney in Massachusetts since 1994. I practice in general litigation and focus on insurance coverage issues. I am available to assist claimants, insureds, and insurers who have a dispute over motor vehicle, homeowners, general liability, and other insurance policies. I also draft briefs and provide other litigation services to fellow attorneys on a subcontract basis. You can learn more about me, and find links to my published opinions, at my website, www.kallenlawyer.com.
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Advice for people who are facing property losses in the Los Angeles fires: Hire a public adjuster
By Nina Kallen
I recently saw on a
Facebook group I belong to advice for victims of the California fires and how
they can maximize their insurance claims. The advice was dreadful. It included,
“Make from memory the most detailed list you can…
United States District Court for District of Massachusetts holds that insurer breached ch. 93A by denying fire coverage for new homeowner because she had not yet moved into her house
By Nina Kallen
Fire at house homeowner had just purchased and not yet moved intoAwilda Pimental closed on a new home on June 28, 2022. She purchased a homeowner’s policy from AmGuard Insurance Company that went into effect on the closing date,…
60 Minutes report on fraud by Florida homeowners insurers following Hurricane Ian two years ago
By Nina Kallen
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts holds that term "surface waters" in policy is ambiguous, so does not apply to water on surface of a roof
By Nina Kallen
Sure, Steward Health Care has created a public health care emergency, but at least it has prevailed in an insurance coverage dispute. A storm in June 2020 caused an accumulation of rainwater on a rooftop courtyard and on roofs of…
Even Whitey Bulger’s crimes end in insurance coverage disputes: Town of Braintree sues multiple insurance carriers for coverage for wrongful conviction claim by man framed by Bulger
By Nina Kallen
On May 24, 2024, the Town of Braintree filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Superior Court against fifteen insurers, as well as insurance companies Does 1 though 50, for refusing to defend and indemnify it in a massive wrongful conviction…
Insurance Claims for Damage to Buildings in Massachusetts (my new brochure)
By Nina Kallen
A video primer on the duties of an insurer to defend and indemnify
By Nina Kallen
Fall River District Court allows claim against insurer’s vehicle appraiser
By Nina Kallen
Source One Financial Corporation sued Commerce Insurance Company and its adjuster in a dispute arising out of the value of a totaled vehicle. Source One sought to amend the complaint by adding Commerce’s vehicle appraiser and her company as defendants,…
First Circuit holds that under clear Massachusetts precedent, an insurer cannot ordinarily seek reimbursement of settlement funds after a later finding of no duty to indemnify
By Nina Kallen
I am pleased to say that reason has prevailed in the First Circuit. I am generally pretty sanguine about insurance coverage decisions (except on my own cases, of course). I might disagree with the outcomes, but . . . the vagaries…