An insurer asked the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to honor a lower court's dismissal of a Miami oyster bar's suit over virus coverage claims, arguing that its policy insures property and that COVID-19 cannot cause actual physical damage to the bar.
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Celebrity Cruises is entitled to coverage for a suit over a passenger's death during an excursion that combined snorkeling and scuba diving, according to a Florida federal suit filed Thursday, which calls an insurer's denial under two policies tantamount to a game of "heads I win, tails you lose."
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Tokio Marine Wants Out Of Defending Pa. Contractor In Suit
Law360 (April 14, 2021, 3:13 PM EDT) A construction company isn t covered for a worker s suit over an electrical accident, Tokio Marine Specialty Insurance Co. said in Pennsylvania state court, alleging its responsibilities are excused as the contractor didn t divulge the near-fatal accident in the insurance application.
Tokio Marine said it no longer must defend Jones Consulting & Construction Group LLC, according to a complaint filed Monday, in Gerardo Hernandez s underlying suit over injuries he suffered when he received a severe electrical shock from overhead power lines.
Hernandez, who had been hired for exterior fire damage repair work to a home, according to court records, was injured June.