Topic
Hurricanes
483 published works
Insurance Law Hawaii
Denial of Coverage for Bulge in Wall Upheld
The insurer properly denied coverage for a bulge in a warehouse wall that the insured claimed was caused by Hurricane Ike. Russell v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
New Jersey Court Modifies Local Rules in Hurricane Sandy Cases
By Shane Smith
The October 29, 2014, deadline for policyholders to file a flood proof of loss is now less than two months away. The New Jersey federal court is continuing to accelerate…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
In Texas, When Can Umbrella Carriers Deny Coverage?
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, my colleagues and I assisted many clients with significant losses that triggered Umbrella Coverage.1 In some instances, we assisted clients facing losses that went…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Tropical Storms and Hurricanes – Can I Make an Insurance Claim for Damages?
In my recent blog entitled California Moonsonal Weather Brings Mud property Damage to Southern California, But Is It Covered Damage, I wrote about the differences between mudslides and mudflows and…
inversecondemnation.com
Still Girding – Downtown Honolulu Becoming A Ghost Town As Hurricane Bears Down
An update from this morning for those of you wondering how things are going out here in the Hawaiian Standard Time zone with one, two, or even three hurricanes possibly…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Bye Bye Florida Hurricane Tax
By Shane Smith
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF)1 is a state fund created in November 1993, during a special legislative session after Hurricane Andrew. The purpose of the FHCF is to protect…
Mass Tort Defense
Long-standing Case Arising from Hurricane Rejected
By Sean Wajert
Readers know we don't have the resources here to update every case we post on, but here is an update on a case we posted about nearly six years ago.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Floridians Will Not Pay a Surcharge on Insurance Policies for Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Much Longer
By Shaun Marker
Who wouldn’t like a break on their insurance bills? Floridians will be relieved to know they will not have to pay a surcharge on insurance policies for a hurricane catastrophe…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Preparing for Hurricane Season
We are now 5 days into the Atlantic hurricane season. As we are seeing violent storms extending to areas of the country that aren’t necessarily used to tropical storms, I…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Additional Case Management Orders Entered in Superstorm Sandy Litigation in the Eastern District of New York
By Shane Smith
This week I wanted to provide an update on the current status of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York’s management of the “In Re Hurricane…