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Washington Supreme Court Holds Hidden Water Damage Falls Under Resulting Loss Exception To Faulty Workmanship Exclusion, Preserving Coverage
On March, 14 2024, the Washington Supreme Court held, in Gardens Condo. v. Farmers Ins. Exch., 2024 Wash. LEXIS 165 (2024), that a resulting loss exception to a faulty workmanship exclusion preserved coverage under the insured’s all-risk policy because the workmanship...
US Supreme Court Upholds Choice-Of-Law Provision in Marine Insurance Policy
In a recent opinion, Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC, the Supreme Court of the United States considered the validity of a choice-of-law provision in maritime insurance policies. Great Lakes Insurance insured Raiders Retreat Realty with a...
Alaska Supreme Court Rules Injury Caused by Moving Inoperable Plane Arose Out of Ownership of Plane
On January 26, 2024, the Alaska Supreme Court reviewed the superior court ruling regarding an insurance policy exclusion which excluded coverage for “bodily injury… [a]rising out of … the ownership, maintenance, use, loading or unloading of… an ‘aircraft.’” The injury...
Western District Of Washington Holds No Coverage In Sexual Molestation Case
The Western District of Washington granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, holding there was no coverage for the underlying lawsuits in Am. Strategic Ins. Corp. v. Jackson, No. 3:23-cv-05461-RJB, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17172 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 31, 2024). The...