Articles & Cases
Michael Merullo, et al v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company
In Michael Merullo, et al v. Amica Mutual Insurance Company, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that the 2016 Massachusetts Standard Automobile Policy explicitly excluded coverage for third party claims on inherent diminished value...
Nuclear Verdicts and Social Inflation Are on the Rise
by Laura GregoryBOSTON — Nuclear verdicts, often defined as jury verdicts of $10 million or more, are on the rise nationwide, are increasing in both amount and frequency and have numerous negative implications for the insurance industry. Laura Gregory, Esq., CPCU,...
Standards For Determining Whether An Insured Used Reasonable Care To Maintain Heat
by Emily KaminskaFor those facing coverage issues arising from damage caused by cold weather and frozen pipe bursts, this article will provide an analysis of common reasonable care to maintain heat provisions, highlighting principal cases addressing the issue across...
Tolling Statutes Of Limitation During The Covid-19 Pandemic
by Laura Meyer Gregory and Alexandra B. Howard, Sloane and Walsh, LLPVirtually all states issued various emergency orders to address safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the first half of 2020, whether executive, legislative, or judicial in...
Jury Trials in the Context of COVID-19
By Laura Meyer Gregory, Esq., CPCU, and Shari E. Belitz, Esq.The arrival of COVID-19 has brought so many changes for all of us and more changes are likely to come in so many ways. The insurance and legal industries have been significantly impacted and continue to be...
What’s Next with the Business Interruption Cases Pending Across the Country?
by Laura Meyer Gregory, Sloane and Walsh LLP One of the most talked about insurance coverage issues relating to COVID-19 is whether there is coverage for business income loss a/k/a business interruption. Numerous lawsuits have been filed across the country, many of...
Bad Faith Law: Is an Insurer in Bad Faith When It Did Not Settle a Claim Against Its Insured, Because Its Policy Required the Insured to Consent to the Settlement and He Would Not?
Laura Meyer Gregory answers this question in the Spring 2020 (55:2) Issue of Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal Laura Meyer Gregory is a partner of Sloane & Walsh LLP in Boston. A member of the firm’s insurance group, her practice concentrates on the...
Crumbling Connecticut Concrete: What Does “Collapse” Mean?
Crumbling Connecticut Concrete: What Does Collapse Mean?By Laura Meyer Gregory In November 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued decisions in three cases addressing insurance coverage for foundations that were failing because of defective concrete: Karas et al....
Coronavirus and Business Income Claims
Authored by Sloane and Walsh, LLP attorneys Tony Antonellis, Brendan Labbe and Emma A. Coppola. With the coronavirus spreading throughout the nation, and public and governmental precautions mounting, many businesses in the hospitality and other industries are...
Standards for Determining Whether an Insured Used Reasonable Care to Maintain Heat
Authored by: Emily A. Kaminska For those facing coverage issues arising from damage caused by cold weather and frozen pipe bursts, this article will provide an analysis of common reasonable care to maintain heat provisions, highlighting principal cases addressing the...