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| 1 | Contaminated Bread Claims Do Not Rise To Coverage: Georgia Court Of Appeals Applies Exclusion M Joseph F. Bermudez, Jason Melichar, Suzanne M. Meintzer; Cozen O'Connor, [incorporation phrase format]A Professional Corporation; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 20, 2008 The Georgia Court of Appeals recently upheld an insurer's denial of coverage for claims related to use of contaminated bread through application of Exclusion m, the impaired property exclusion. |
| 2 | HEAR YE, HEAR YE: The Northern District of California Concludes that Complaint Potentially Covers Hearing Loss Caused by Use of Bluetooth Headsets, Even Though the Complaint Did Not Seek Damages Because of Bodily Injury Joseph F. Bermudez, Jason Melichar, Suzanne M. Meintzer; Cozen O'Connor, [incorporation phrase format]A Professional Corporation; December 20, 2008, previously published on November 24, 2008 The United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently denied an insurer's motion to dismiss, reasoning that class action claimants potentially sought damages because of bodily injury, despite the fact that the claimants'"complaints . . . did not seek damages for... |
| 3 | Subrogation Claims by Insurers against Product Manufacturers and the Economic Loss Rule: Standing in the Shoes of the Insured Maria E. Enriquez, Lee Philip Teichner; Holland & Knight LLP; December 3, 2008, previously published on November 10, 2008 Product manufacturers often face the challenge of responding to tort claims brought by a plaintiff for personal injury damages, and by the plaintiff's insurer for recovery of monies paid to the insured plaintiff by the product manufacturer. |
| 4 | Texas Supreme Court Rejects Manifestation and Exposure Triggers of Coverage for Construction Defect Claims Ann Terrell Dorsett; McGuireWoods LLP; November 13, 2008, previously published on October 29, 2008 The Supreme Court of Texas recently adopted the "actual injury" trigger of coverage for latent property damage claims. Don's Building Supply, Inc. v. OneBeacon Insurance Co., 51 Tex. Sup. J. 1367, - - - Tex. - - - (2008). |
| 5 | 300 Log Reporting Guidance from OSHA: Working From Home Following Treatment for an Occupational Injury Baker & Hostetler LLP; October 23, 2008, previously published on October 6, 2008 OSHA has recently issued an interpretation letter regarding injury and illness reporting when employees are working from home following treatment for an occupational injury. The language that follows is lifted verbatim from the OSHA interpretive guidance letter. |
| 6 | Courts Remain Divided on Duties to Remote Claimants Brian V. Otero, Stephen R. Blacklocks; Hunton & Williams LLP; October 14, 2008, previously published on September 2008 Two recent decisions illustrate an important division between courts on the question of how to define defendants' duties to injured parties with whom they are not directly related. |
| 7 | Handling Third Party Claims That Arise Out of Work Injuries Ronald L. Harper, Asa W. Baker; Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC; September 26, 2008, previously published on September 2008 Often times, a third party, or someone other than the employee or employer, will cause a work injury. |
| 8 | Meaning of Accident Is a Slippery Issue: Barclay v. British Airways Lisa Peatfield; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP; September 25, 2008, previously published on September 2008 The case concerned a decision of Recorder West-Knights QC sitting in Oxford County Court, who had to decide whether a slip by a passenger was an "accident" within the meaning of Article 17.1 of the Montreal Convention 1999 (Convention) (which has force of law in England due to the... |
| 9 | Oregon Court Of Appeals Reduces Punitive Damages in Employment Case Ater Wynne LLP; September 23, 2008, previously published on September 12, 2008 This week the Oregon Court of Appeals struck down a jury award of punitive damages 30 times the amount of compensatory damages, in a case where the harm to plaintiff was economic and not physical. |
| 10 | 7th Circuit - Ineligible Worker May Sue Based On Handbook Provisions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.; September 6, 2008, previously published by Indiana eAuthority on August 28, 2008 The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an Indianapolis worker who was deemed ineligible for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may sue his former employer under state law for either breach of contract or promissory estoppel. |
