News, Events & Publications
Articles
Nov 01, 2008
Texas Appellate Court Affirms Jury Verdict Award Of Mental Anguish Damages Against First-Party Insurer
May 15, 2008
Failure To Provide Immediate Notice Of An Occurrence Dooms First-Party Asbestos Claim
Dec 28, 2007
Ohio Appellate Court Holds That Collapse Coverage Exists After Bricks Fall Off Of Insured Property
Oct 29, 2007
Louisiana Appellate Court Holds Valued Policy Law Requires Payment for Face Value of Insurance Policy When Efficient Proximate Cause Is A Covered Peril
Aug 09, 2007
Florida Appellate Court Holds Insureds Established Actual Total Loss And Certifies Valued Policy Law Question To Florida Supreme Court
Apr 24, 2007
Idaho Supreme Court Holds That Property Damage Caused By Mold Is A Separate Loss Subject To Second Homeowner's Policy
Dec 01, 2006
Fourth Circuit Upholds Insurer-Imposed Deadline For Property’s Repair Or Replacement
Oct 26, 2006
Texas Supreme Court Holds That Exclusion For "Loss Caused By Mold" Does Not Provide Coverage For Mold Stemming From Small Roof And Window Leaks
Aug 07, 2006
"Total Loss" in Missouri Valued Policy Statute is Unambiguous
Feb 01, 2006
Washington Appellate Court Holds That an Insurer's Denial of Coverage Did Not Harm an Insured Who Was Protected by Bankruptcy
Dec 01, 2005
Sixth Circuit Predicts Michigan Legislature Did Not Intend To Invalidate Coinsurance Provisions By Repealing Coinsurance
Sep 01, 2005
Sixth Circuit Holds that the Costs of Contractor's Overhead and Profit May be Included in Calculation of the Actual Cash Value of an Insured's Claim
Sep 01, 2005
New York Federal Court Grants Insurer's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment Regarding United Airlines' Alleged Business Interruption Loss Stemming from September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Apr 01, 2005
The Current State of the Ensuing Loss Provision in the Context of Mold Claims
Apr 01, 2005
A Comparison of the Interpretation of All Risk Insurance Policies: The United States v. England & Wales
Jan 01, 2005
Fifth Circuit Predicts Texas Law: Insurer Must Be Prejudiced to Use Late Notice as a Defense to Coverage
Dec 01, 2004
Texas Supreme Court Rules On Meaning Of “Like Kind And Quality” And On The Application Of The Statutory Penalty Provided By The Texas Insurance Code, Article 21.55
Sep 01, 2004
Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code Preempts a Claim Brought Under the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
Mar 01, 2004
California Appeals Court Finds Ambiguity In Homeowner’s Policy, And Interprets “Entire Collapse” Provision To Require Actual Collapse
Jan 01, 2004
California Appellate Court Holds That "Crash" Of A Computer Database Does Not Constitute Direct Physical Loss Of Damage
Dec 01, 2003
Illinois Appellate Court Holds That Building's Dilapidated Condition Rendered Collapse Non-Fortuitous
Sep 01, 2003
Southern District of Texas Considers Whether Failure to Provide Prompt Notice of an Initial Water Event Should Preclude Coverage for Mold Growth in Flores v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's Co.
Apr 01, 2003
Homeowner's Insurance Policy Provides Coverage for Mold and Water Damage at Insureds' Home That is Also Used as a Bed and Breakfast
Jan 01, 2003
Punitive and "Mental Anguish" Damage Awards in "Ballard" Reversed
Jan 01, 2003
Post-Flood and Mold Damage to Stored Goods Not Covered Under a Comprehensive Transportation and Storage Liability Policy
Jan 01, 2003
Eighth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for Insurer, Finds Application of Mold Exclusion Requires Further Factual Analysis
Dec 01, 2002
Ninth Circuit Reverses Multi-Million Dollar Punitive Damages Award In Mold Case
Dec 01, 2002
Pennsylvania Jury Finds In Favor Of Insurance Adjusters In Mold Injury Case
Oct 01, 2002
The State of Mold Legislation Today
Oct 01, 2002
Maynard v. State Farm Lloyds: Insurer Obtains Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Action Concerning Mold
Sep 01, 2002
General Accident Ins. Co. v. Unity/Waterford-Fair Oaks, Ltd.: Fifth Circuit Adheres to Plain Language of Complex Commercial Property Insurance Policy in Determining Coverage Does Not Exist
Apr 01, 2002
Three Recent Mold Cases Indicate Courts Are Adhering to Established Principles of Law Despite the Public's Growing Concerns About Mold
Feb 01, 2002
Federal Court in Arizona Upholds Insurance Policy Exclusion for Mold
Jan 04, 2002
The Proliferation of Mold Contamination and Claims: States Have Responded with Legislation
Jan 04, 2002
Update: Recent Mold Related Decisions
Jan 04, 2002
Introduction to Mold: A Primer
Jan 04, 2002
The Potential for Recovery of Emotional Damages in a Mold Lawsuit: Two Areas for Analysis
Firm Publications
CM Report 2005 Spring
CM Report Focus on Property Insurance (2005v1)
CM Report 2002 Winter
CM Report Special Report on Mold (2002)
CM Report 2002 Fall
CM Report Special Update on Mold (2002)
