by Charles F. Rourke, II., Partner, Sloane and Walsh, LLP A client’s post-accident admission of liability can create insurmountable obstacles even in cases where liability is weak. Whether to diffuse a distressful situation, placate an excitable party, or out of a...
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...
by Emily Zwerman 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 issue across...
by Laura Meyer Gregory and Alexandra B. Howard, Sloane and Walsh, LLP Virtually 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...
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...