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
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US District Court for District of Massachusetts holds that broad auto exclusion broadly excludes coverage for auto accident
By Nina Kallen
SJC holds that standard auto policies must cover post-repair diminishment in value for third-party claims
By Nina Kallen
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?
By Nina Kallen
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!)
By Nina Kallen
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
By Nina Kallen
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
By Nina Kallen
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…
Invitation to Boston Bar Associaton panel I’m moderating on reference proceedings
By Nina Kallen
It’s on Monday, April 5, 2021 from noon to 1 PM. You can register here. Here’s the blurb: BBA Webinar: Reference Proceedings: What Attorneys Need to Know about Handling First-Party Property Insurance Claims Monday, April 5, 2021 12:00 PM …
First Circuit holds Total Pollution Exclusion does not apply where an endorsement may provide separate grant of coverage
By Nina Kallen
I wrote here about Performance Transp., Inc. v. General Star Indemnity Co., 419 F.Supp. 3d 199 (D. Mass. 2019), a case in which the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that a total pollution exclusion…
I learned a new word today!
By Nina Kallen
I received a letter from my professional liability insurer informing me of changes to my policy in my next policy year. Among them: in the definition of “professional services” “pro bono” services will be replaced with “eleemosynary” services. This is…