Articles & Cases
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...
Homeowners, Health, and Auto Insurance – The Crossroads of Cannabis and Coverage
By Laura Meyer Gregory and Devon C. Bodey State legalization of marijuana is rising—33 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana in some form. However, marijuana continues to be illegal under federal law. This trend is challenging for both insur-ers...
Matching: A Guide to the Principle & Case Law Update
Authored by: Brendan L. Labbe, Esq., Sloane and Walsh, LLP Blabbe@sloanewalsh.com857-321-7091 A string of recent court decisions across the nation have addressed the prominent issue of matching in first-party property insurance claims. In addition to...
Is It Bad Faith For An Insurer Not To Settle A Claim Against Its Insured, Because Its Policy Required The Insured To Consent To Settlement And He Would Not?
by Laura Meyer Gregory, Sloane and Walsh, LLP Massachusetts’ Highest Court will decide whether an insurer violated statutory requirements that an insurer settle claims in which liability has become reasonably clear, when the policy contains a provision requiring the...