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Seeking current or recent associates of color at insurance defense firms to speak at a Boston Bar Association panel on diversity
I am working with attorney Garrett Lee to put together a panel on diversity at insurance defense firms for the Boston Bar Association. We have partners with hiring responsibility from three major insurance defense firms who will be speaking about…
Invitation to Boston Bar Association webinar I am moderating on Issues in Condominium Insurance Law
The webinar will be on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 2 PM. You can sign up to attend here. And here’s the description:Who hasn’t heard horror stories about condominium unit owners battling each other over tricycles left in common…
In a not-really but supposedly coverage decision, SJC holds that police officer driving recklessly for fun not covered by Massachusetts Torts Claim Act
In Berry v. Commerce Insurance Company, 175 N.E.3d 383 (Mass. 2021), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that a police officer who recklessly drove his vehicle into a fellow officer during a training day was not protected by the…
US District Court for District of Massachusetts holds that broad auto exclusion broadly excludes coverage for auto accident
SJC holds that standard auto policies must cover post-repair diminishment in value for third-party claims
Agency Checklists provides a comprehensive discussion of the decision here.
How do you rack up $25 million in attorney’s fees on a single case?
Practice, I guess. Universal Hub posted this article about Harvard University’s lawsuit against its excess carrier,* Zurich American Insurance Company, seeking reimbursement of costs in excess of the $25 million limit of its primary policy. The costs were incurred in…
Another houskeeping post (sorry!)
Contrary to my post from the other day, if you are already subscribed to receive email notifications of new posts from this blog you will receive an email asking if you want to remain subscribed. Please say yes! To be clear,…
Housekeeping post
A minor change to my blog: If you are already following it and receiving email notifications, you do not need to do anything. If you would like to follow it, enter your email where indicated in the left column. You…
My usual rant: Summer camps should not make parents sign waivers of liability
Regular readers of this blog know that my pet peeve is requiring people to sign waivers of liability to participate in activities, and that I particularly despise them for children’s activities. Of course I am thrilled that my kids…