Vince Vitkowsky on Insurance Coverage for Civil Unrest

April 20th, 2021|Categories: ELP, HB Emerging Law Notes|Tags: , , , , , , |

Vince Vitkowsky on Insurance Coverage for Civil Unrest Civil unrest. Peaceful protests. Massive marches. Riots. Looting.  Which of these things are not like the other? Recent social outrage over police shootings of Black people -- these events in particular -- have sent people to the streets by hundreds of thousands. In some cases these constitutionally protected activities are followed by property damage, injury and death. Observers continue to debate who is responsible for the violence.  Whatever the answer, as a very practical matter, someone has to pay for the property damage. Join me for my conversation with Vince Vitkowsky of Gfeller Laurie LLP.  Vince  possesses deep knowledge of insurance coverage matters, representing carriers in a variety of areas, e.g. cyber risk, data privacy, general liability, directors and officers liability, health, and more. He combines his experience as a veteran insurance and reinsurance lawyer with a strong [...]

Covid-19 Insurance Coverage Disputes: Decisions on Physical Loss, Virus Exclusion

December 8th, 2020|Categories: HB Emerging Law Notes, HB Risk Notes, HB Tort Notes|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Robert Laurie Melicent Thompson Vince Vitkowsky Elizabeth Ahlstrand Elizabeth Hoff Covid-19 Insurance Update by Gfeller Laurie LLP: Insurers Ahead, Policyholder Scores One With the current exception of JGB Vegas Retail Lessee, LLC v. Starr Surplus Lines Ins. Co., insurers continue to prevail in the overwhelming majority of those cases with decisions based on the absence of direct physical loss or analogous coverage terms, or on the presence of virus exclusions, or both. As the decisions proliferate, there is a certain repetitiveness in the arguments and analyses. Therefore, the synopses below will address only the essential holdings and certain distinctive or otherwise interesting aspects of the decisions. Decisions Granting Motions to Dismiss Based on Lack of Direct Physical Loss or Damage Uncork and Create, LLC v. The Cincinnati Ins. Co., Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-00401, 2020 WL 6436948 (S.D. W. Va. Nov. 2, [...]

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