Liability – Avoiding Insurance Bad Faith

From Birdseed to Crop Dusting, Liability-Triggering Event Determines Number of Occurrences

By Alissa Christopher Posted on November 27, 2018 Posted in Bad Faith Tagged with cause test, insurance, Liability, number of occurrences, Pincoffs, Texas

Texas applies the “cause” test to determine the number of accidents or occurrences, but its emphasis on the “liability-triggering event” requires an analysis of intervening causes. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals doubled-down on its focus on the liability-triggering event, …

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Illinois Appellate Court Holds Insurer Owed Coverage in Fatal Chicago Gang Shooting Lawsuit, but Insurer Did Not Commit Bad Faith in Denying Claim

By William Craven Posted on March 30, 2018 Posted in Bad Faith Tagged with Additional insured, Arising out of, bad faith, CGL, Duty to Defend, duty to indemnify, Gang, Liability, Premises liability, Shooting

On March 1, 2018, an Illinois appellate court held an insurer breached its duties to defend and indemnify a grocer after gang members shot and killed a young woman and injured another outside of the Chicago grocer. The court interpreted …

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From Birdseed to Crop Dusting, Liability-Triggering Event Determines Number of Occurrences

Illinois Appellate Court Holds Insurer Owed Coverage in Fatal Chicago Gang Shooting Lawsuit, but Insurer Did Not Commit Bad Faith in Denying Claim