Authored by: Joseph Ciollo U.S. District Court – Business Income Loss – Declaratory Judgment In Theraplant, LLC v. National Fire & Marine Insurance Company, the plaintiff submitted several insurance claims to the defendant insurer after a fire caused property damage at the plaintiff’s facility where it cultivated marijuana and produced [...]

Authored by: Joseph Ciollo  Superior Court – Vehicle Rental Agreement – Coverage Exclusions In Marrero-Valentin et al v. GEICO Indemnity Company et al, the plaintiffs were the operator/renter and passengers of a rental vehicle that was struck by another vehicle whose operator had no insurance.  The operator/renter of the rental [...]

Authored by: Joseph Ciollo  Superior Court – Standing – Third-Party Beneficiaries In Weston-Keldo et al v. Ramos-Rodriguez et al, the plaintiffs filed a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident.  The insurer for the tortfeasor defendants was Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (“Progressive”).  As to the claims against [...]

Authored by: Joseph Ciollo Superior Court – Property Loss – Application to Compel Appraisal In Shaw et al v. CSAA General Insurance Company, the plaintiffs owned property that sustained a windstorm loss.  The defendant, which insured the property, initially accepted the plaintiffs’ homeowners claim and afforded coverage, but later denied [...]