Ohio Court: Ambiguous Exclusion Clause Triggers Insurance Coverage
ohioctapp · 2026-04-24 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 45/100
Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jones, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 24, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Shelter Mutual Insurance Company could deny c...
Pollution exclusion applies; 'sudden and accidental' exception does not save coverage
pa · 2025-12-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Balfour Beatty v. Penn Patriot Ins., Aplt., decided by Pennsylvania Supreme Court on December 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed whether an insuran...
All Sums Allocation Not Applicable to Claims-Made-And-Reported Policies
ca6 · 2025-11-20 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co., decided by Sixth Circuit on November 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary ju...
First Circuit: Bankruptcy Plan Bars State's PFAS Claims Against 3M
ca1 · 2025-11-19 · Defendant Win · Impact: 75/100
State of Maine v. 3M Company, decided by First Circuit on November 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the District Court's dismissal of the State of Maine's clai...
Eleventh Circuit: "Intentional Acts" Exclusion Bars Coverage for Civil Rights Settlement
ca11 · 2025-11-10 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Sheriff of Broward County v. Evanston Insurance Company, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed a district court's decisio...
Eleventh Circuit: Absolute Pollution Exclusion Bars Coverage for Waste Disposal Claims
ca11 · 2025-10-15 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
L. Squared Industries, Inc. v. Nautilus Insurance Company, decided by Eleventh Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit addressed whether Nautilus Insuran...
Insurer cannot recover defense costs from insured when duty to defend existed
calctapp · 2025-10-07 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Diblin, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether State Farm Fire and Casualt...
Late notice is not a bar to coverage without proof of prejudice
calctapp · 2025-09-30 · Plaintiff Win · Impact: 75/100
Montrose Chemical Corp. of Cal. v. Super. Ct., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the "suit-up" provisi...
Spouse excluded from insurance coverage under "named insured" clause
ca7 · 2025-07-25 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Heather Schroeder v. Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant ...
Fourth Circuit Affirms 'All Sums' Allocation for Claims-Made-And-Reported Policies
ca4 · 2025-06-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 65/100
Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina v. Adam Duffy, decided by Fourth Circuit on June 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of s...
Cyber Policy Coverage Denied for Pre-Policy Discovery of Data Breach
ca4 · 2025-05-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 40/100
Towers Watson & Co. v. National Union Fire Insurance Company, decided by Fourth Circuit on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of ...