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February 9, 2016 Duty to Defend

Mutually Exclusive Polices Found to Share Defense Obligation

When the use of an auto is involved in an accident, normally a professional liability insurer whose policy excludes claims arising out of the use of an auto will have no obligation to share with the auto insurer in the defense of the policyholder. However, that is exactly what occurred in Knightbrook Ins. Co. v. Northfield Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9265 (E.D. Pa. Jan. 26, 2016).

In Knightbrook, an underlying plaintiff brought suit against the policyholder, an ambulance company. The underlying …

January 21, 2015 Professional Liability

Demand for Refund Constitutes a Claim under Professional Liability Policy Says Eighth Circuit

In Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. v. LSI-Lowery Systems Inc., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 349 (8th Cir. Jan. 9, 2015), the Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corporation, d/b/a/ Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PIC). The Eighth Circuit found that PIC was not required to defend and indemnify its insured, LSI-Lowery Systems, Inc. (LSi) because LSi failed to satisfy the policies’ claims made and reported requirement.

In the underlying suit, LSi sold business software to the claimant, …

October 30, 2014 Policy Conditions, Considerations, Construction, and Formation / Professional Liability

Third Circuit Affirms Applicability of ‘Misappropriation’ Limitation Clause in Professional Liability Policy to Class-Action Fraud Scheme

On October 10, 2014, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling that a professional liability insurance policy’s “misappropriation” sub-limit clause applied to limit the amount of defense costs owed to an insured whose employee plead guilty to mail and wire fraud in Camico Mutual Ins. Co. v. Heffler, Radetich & Saiita, LLP, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 19636 (3d Cir. Oct. 10, 2014).

Christian Penta was a senior claims analyst for Heffler, Radetich & Saiita, LLP, an accounting firm that distributes …

June 10, 2014 Professional Liability Monthly

The Latest Professional Liability Decisions – Goldberg Segalla’s Professional Liability Monthly Now Available

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June 26, 2013 Professional Liability

Professional Liability Monthly – June Edition is Now Available

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April 25, 2012 Professional Liability Monthly

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