For many years, the rule of law governing claims for contractual indemnification in New Jersey has been well-established under the so-called “Azurak” rule, which requires that, in order for a party to be indemnified for its own negligence, the agr Legal Update for Insurance Services

The petitioner in this matter (the plaintiff below) sought certiorari review of a discovery order granting a motion for protective order filed below by the defendant. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

In this unpublished opinion, the Eleventh Circuit was presented with the issue of whether Florida Statute § 627.70132 required the insured’s notice of a supplemental claim to its insurance carrier include an estimate of damages. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

The insured reported a claim to Universal Casualty & Property Insurance Company in February 2016 for water damage from a roof leak, allegedly occurring in January 2016. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

This appeal followed a trial court’s entry of a final order dismissing Babcock New Haven, LLC’s lawsuit for failure to comply with a prior order that required it to obtain successor counsel by a certain date. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

On February 6, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court in Hernando County, Florida, rendered a decision regarding a prevailing defendant’s request for attorney’s fees within a motion for summary judgment. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

In this interesting dispute, the Second District Court of Appeal took the unusual step of granting a motion for rehearing but maintained its prior decision that affirmed the trial court’s decision in favor of Laguna Riviera in a subrogation disput Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

In April, the Second District Court of Appeal affirmed the lower court’s ruling that a statutory change, which added a definition for the term “structural damage” to a particular statute governing insurance coverage for sinkhole losses (Florida St Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo

Heritage Property & Casualty appealed an order compelling a commercial Hurricane Irma claim to appraisal. Legal Update for Florida Coverage & Property Litigation – June 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal develo