Insurance Coverage: Court grants insurer’s motion for summary judgment upon finding that plaintiff will be unable to prove his injuries were caused by the negligence of the unidentified motorist, as required under the express language of the plaintiff’s insurance policy:…
Insurance Coverage: Under Connecticut law, Appellate Court requires insurer to provide uninsured motorist coverage to occupants of a vehicle operated by its insured: On appeal, the plaintiffs argue that the lower court improperly concluded that they were not insureds entitled…
Insurance Coverage: Appellate Court affirms lower court’s decision in declaratory judgment action, finding that insurer must defend its insured as diminution in value claim may fall within the coverage provided under the insureds’ personal automobile insurance policy: In this declaratory…
Insurance Coverage: Supreme Court finds unjust enrichment claim asserted against plaintiff’s insurer ripe for adjudication under the make whole doctrine: The principal issue before the Connecticut Supreme Court is whether the trial court properly dismissed as unripe the plaintiff’s unjust…
After an auto accident, the insured recovered the tortfeasor’s $50,000 policy limits and then pursued underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under her own $100,000 policy. The insurer valued the claim below $50,000 and, after arbitration, was ordered to pay $19,500 in…
Insurance Coverage / UIM & Bad Faith (Auto) Court partially grants, partially denies motion to strike wide-ranging UIM / bad-faith complaint against auto insurer The plaintiff was injured in a 2022 motor vehicle collision. The tortfeasor carried liability insurance with…
Insurance Coverage / Producer Negligence Supreme Court rejects ongoing duty of homeowners’ insurance producer to warn of nonrenewal The plaintiffs had a long but intermittent relationship with an independent agency (The Trahan Agency) and, after a two-year gap, used that…
The plaintiff, Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (“MIRA”), successor to the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, brought an action against NAES Corporation in state court seeking compensation for losses allegedly sustained as a result of NAES’ gross negligence in operating a…
The plaintiff sued her insurers based on a policy which she alleges provides protection for certain losses. In consideration of the premium reserved in the policy and paid by the plaintiff, the defendants issued a contract of insurance, insuring the…
The defendant, Hanover Insurance Company, moves to dismiss the plaintiff’s complaint. On March 20, 2024, the plaintiff, administrator of the decedent’s estate, was delivered a jury verdict in the amount of $13,364,383.20, based on the negligence and recklessness of the…