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Target Data Breach Not Covered Under CGL Policy: Court Rejects “But-For” Theory for Loss of Use Damages Where There Was No Evidence of Value of the Use of Payment Cards

February 24, 2021 by Charles W. Stotter

Following a 2013 data breach in which the credit and debit card information of more than 110 million customers was stolen or exposed, Target Corp. sought coverage from its CGL insurers for $74 million that it incurred in settlements with various banks (the credit and debit card issuers) for their costs in issuing new payment cards (both credit and debit cards) to the customers. In a recent decision on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, the U.S. District ... Keep Reading »

Florida Supreme Court Defines Damages Recoverable by First-Party Insureds in Actions Alleging Breach of Policy

February 5, 2021 by Jeffrey Michael Cohen

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In Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Manor House, LLC, the Florida Supreme Court recently answered “no” to the following question certified as a matter of “great public importance”: In a first-party breach of insurance contract action brought by an insured against its insurer, not involving suit under section 624.155, Florida Statutes, does Florida law allow the insured to recover extra-contractual, consequential damages? The case involved a dispute over property ... Keep Reading »

Florida Judges Find COVID-19 Does Not Cause Direct Physical Loss or Damage

January 22, 2021 by Andrew Daechsel

Man hanging a sign on a restaurant door that says, "Closed due to Coronavirus"

The tidal wave of favorable rulings for insurers in COVID-19 business interruption insurance coverage lawsuits that started in 2020 is continuing in 2021. As this blog has previously explained, commercial property insurance policies generally require “direct physical loss of or damage to” the insured property to trigger business interruption coverage. In some COVID-19 business interruption insurance lawsuits, policyholders have alleged that the presence of COVID-19 on ... Keep Reading »

Texas Federal Court Finds No Coverage for Civil Authority Orders Issued in Preparation for Hurricane Harvey Because They Were Not Issued as a Result of Physical Loss or Property Damage

December 18, 2020 by J. Kent Crocker

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in the matter of Evanston Ins. Co. v. AmSpec Holding Corp., granted summary judgment in favor of Evanston Insurance Company (“Evanston”) after determining no coverage was available under a property insurance policy for Civil Authority Orders issued by the Coast Guard. No. 4:19-CV-1498, 2020 WL 6152190 (S.D. Tex. Oct. 20, 2020). AmSpec Holding Corporation (“AmSpec”) performs testing and inspection ... Keep Reading »

Florida Appellate Court Allows Insurer To Proceed With Appraisal on Scope of Covered Repairs in Hurricane Irma Property Damage Claim

October 30, 2020 by Carlton Fields

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The Florida Third District Court of Appeal recently ruled that an insurer did not waive its right to appraisal after choosing to cover only part of a property damage loss claimed by its insured. The case, People's Tr. Ins. Co. v. Farua Portuondo, No. 3D20-266 (Fla. 3d DCA Oct. 7, 2020), involved a property damage claim regarding alleged damage sustained to the insured's home following Hurricane Irma in September 2017. In December 2018, Farua Portuondo first reported ... Keep Reading »

Eleventh Circuit Finds Fuel Thefts Separated by “Time and Space” Constitute Separate Occurrences Needing Separate Deductibles Under Property Policy

October 23, 2020 by Amanda Proctor

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A common issue arising in the interpretation of both liability and first party property policies is the determination of whether one or more “occurrences” are involved in any given claim or loss. The resolution of this issue can affect the applicable limit of the policy when the policy contains both a per occurrence and an aggregate limit. The issue also can arise in determining the applicable deductible or retention the insured must exhaust before any insurance under ... Keep Reading »

Eleventh Circuit Finds No “Direct Physical Loss” to Dust-Covered Restaurant that Merely Required Cleaning

August 31, 2020 by Gregory Gidus

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, so does the deluge of litigation stemming from property insurers' denials of COVID-19 business interruption claims. Much of the debate between carriers and policyholders concerns whether the coronavirus or the COVID-19 shutdown orders caused "direct physical loss of or damage to" the insured's property. The Eleventh Circuit's recent opinion in Mama Jo's Inc. v. Sparta Insurance Co., while not related to COVID-19, arguably supports the ... Keep Reading »

Fifth Circuit Ices Insured’s Bid to Recover Insurance Proceeds for Assigned Boiler Claim

August 21, 2020 by Carlton Fields

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that an insured could not bring a claim to recover proceeds against its insurer after the insured transferred its rights to recover the proceeds to a third party. The case, CRU Shreveport LLC v. United National Insurance Co., stems from a coverage dispute between CRU Shreveport and United National Insurance regarding a boiler accident in a hotel owned by CRU and insured by United. The incident occurred in 2016 when a ... Keep Reading »

DC Court Finds No Coverage for COVID-19 Losses Where Plaintiffs Could Not Show That Property Sustained Direct Physical Loss

August 7, 2020 by Heidi Hudson Raschke

Man hanging a sign on a restaurant door that says, "Closed due to Coronavirus"

For going on five months, the United States has been dealing with the difficult impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted daily lives and sometimes devastated businesses. In looking for sources of economic recovery, businesses want to turn to their commercial property policies, but, as this blog has explained, these policies are unlikely to provide the coverage business owners seek because there must first be "direct physical loss of or damage" to the insured ... Keep Reading »

Don’t Lead Me On: Georgia Court of Appeals Finds Insurance Company Did Not Mislead Insured and Therefore Did Not Waive Policy’s Suit Limitation Provision

July 24, 2020 by Chael Clark

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Insurance policies often contain "limitation-of-action" or suit limitation provisions, which contractually reduce the statute of limitations for an insured to assert a claim against an insurer. Depending on the state, such provisions can be enforceable because, as a general matter, parties are free to contract on whatever terms they wish, so long as they do not violate a particular statute or public policy. However, there are certain circumstances under which an insurer ... Keep Reading »

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