Published Decisions of Note

American Guarantee and Liability Ins. Co. v. The 1906 Company, 129 F.3d 802 (5th Cir. 1997) (designated premises endorsement; occurrence; personal injury coverage)

A.M. Meyers & Sons Corp. v. Zurich American Ins. Group, 74 N.Y.2d 298, 546 N.Y.S.2d 818, 820 (1989) (Leading case on advertising injury coverage)

Aydin Corp. v First State Insurance Company, 18 Cal. 4th 1183, 959 P.2d 1213 (1998) (burden of proof on policy holder to apply pollution exclusion)

Berg v. First State Ins. Co., 915 F.2d 460 (9th Cir. 1990) (Directors and officers liability coverage)

Brown v. Two Exchange Plaza Partners, 76 N.Y.2d 172, 556 N.Y.S.2d 991 (1990) (Leading case on New York Labor Law §240 and General Objections Law §5-322-1.)

Fireman's Fund v. ACC Chemplex, 538 N.W.2d 259 (1995) (Dismissal of claim for over $100,000,000 in insurance coverage based on late notice)

General Motors Corp. v. Doupnik, 1 F.3d 862 (9th Cir. 1993) (Equitable indemnity)

Harrow Products, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co ., 64 F.3d 1015 (6th Cir. 1995) (Personal injury coverage)

Hawthorne v. South Bronx Community Corp., 78 N.Y.2d 433, 576 N.Y.S.2d 203 (1st Dep't 1991) (Leading case on CGL Coverage vs. Workers' Compensation 1B coverage)

James v. Zurich American Ins. Co. of Illinois, 203 F.3d 250 (3d Cir. 2000) (interpretation of ambiguous insurance provisions) 

K&T Enterprises, Inc. v. Zurich Insurance Co., 97 F.3d 171 (6th Cir. 1996) (standard for recovery for corporate arson)

Morgan Stanley v. New England Ins. Co., 7 F. Supp.2d 297 (SDNY 1998), aff'd in part 225 F3d 270 (2d Cir 2000) (application of contra preferentum rule; coverage for errors and omissions).

Mustang Tractor & Equipment Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 76 F.3d 89 (5th Cir. 1996), (Sudden and accidental pollution exclusion)

Northville Industries Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 89 N.Y.2d 621, 679 N.E. 2d 1044 (1997) (Sudden and accidental pollution exclusions)

Snug Harbor Ltd. v. Zurich Ins. Co., 968 F.2d 538 (5th Cir. 1992) (Bad faith; property damage coverage)

Virginia Properties, Inc. v. Home Insurance Co. , 74 F.3d 1131 (5th Cir. 1996) (Sudden and accidental pollution exclusion)

Werner Industries Inc. v. First State Insurance Co., 112 N.J. 30 (1988) (Set standard in New Jersey for sophisticated insured)

Zurich-American Co. v. Shearson, Lehman Hutton, Inc., 84 N.Y.2d 209, 618 N.Y.S.2d 609 (1994) (Insurance coverage for punitive damages; choice of law)