By Danielle Barondess on Posted in Breach of ContractApplying Wisconsin law, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has held that a contract exclusion in a multi-line liability policy barred coverage for an action solely alleging breach of contract. Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co. v. GHD Inc., 2018 WL 3304631 (E.D. Wisc. Jul. 5, 2018). The court also… Continue Reading
By Danielle Barondess on Posted in Breach of Contract,Defense Costs,Wrongful ActApplying North Dakota law, a federal district court has held that a contract exclusion contained in a directors and officers liability policy precludes coverage for claims arising from a non-compete clause in an asset purchase agreement. Mau v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., 2017 WL 4479731 (D.N.D. Oct. 3, 2017). The court also held that… Continue Reading
By Leland H. Jones, IV on Posted in Breach of Contract,LossIn a win for a Wiley Rein client, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, applying New Jersey law, held that no coverage was available under an errors and omissions policy for remediation work performed by an insured because the insured was not “legally obligated to pay” for the remediation. Wyndham… Continue Reading
By Jason O'Brien on Posted in “Claim”,Breach of ContractA federal trial court, applying California law, has held that coverage for three underlying lawsuits is not barred by a contract exclusion in a professional liability policy because applying the exclusion to any claim involving a contract would render the coverage illusory. Ironshore Specialty Ins. Co. v. 23andMe, Inc., 2016 WL 3951660 (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2016). According… Continue Reading
By Bonnie Thompson on Posted in Breach of Contract,Professional ServicesA New Jersey intermediate court of appeals has vacated and remanded a case in which the trial court held that an insurer had no duty to defend based on a breach of contract exclusion, because the appellate court could not determine whether the exclusion applied without a choice of law analysis. Pharmacy & Healthcare Commc’ns,… Continue Reading
By Margaret Thomas on Posted in “Claim”,Breach of Contract,Defense Costs,Professional ServicesThe United States District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, has held that neither a breach of contract exclusion nor the implied willful acts exclusion provided for by California Insurance Code § 533 precluded an insurer’s duty to defend a lawsuit brought against its insured by one of its competitors for… Continue Reading
