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Morrison Mahoney Elects Kimberly Iverson Tufo and Rachel Forbes to Partnership
March 13, 2024 [BOSTON, MA] -- Morrison Mahoney LLP is pleased to announce the election of Kimberly Iverson Tufo and Rachel Forbes to the firm’s partnership. “Kimberly and Rachel have demonstrated exceptional legal skills as part of our medical malpractice team in Boston,” said Morrison Mahoney Managing Partner, [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – February 2024
Authored by: Joseph Ciollo Superior Court – Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Summary Judgment In Bartolf v. Government Employees Insurance Company, the plaintiff sought Underinsured Motorist (“UIM”) benefits after being injured in an accident. The plaintiff lived with his parents at the time of the accident. GEICO filed a motion for [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – January 2024
Authored by: Joe Ciollo Superior Court – Duty to Defend – Third-Party Direct Action In Altschuler v. Utica First Insurance Co., the plaintiff obtained a default judgment against Utica First Insurance Co.’s (“Utica”) insured. The plaintiff’s decedent had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, brain lacerations, skull fractures, and [...]
Insurance Case Law Developments and Commentary- January 2024
NEW RULINGS OF NOTE 1. New Jersey Supreme Court Says No to Covid BI Coverage At the outset of the COVID coverage litigation pandemic in 2020, Garden State policyholders believed, perhaps with some justification given Wakefern and other first party precedents, that New Jersey courts would be receptive. In the [...]
2023: The Year in Review – MM Insurance Newsletter
Here is a brief survey of the major new rulings and legal developments that dominated the headlines over the past twelve months. I. TEN KEY LITIGATION AREAS A. COVID 19 BUSINESS INTERRUPTION CLAIMS The remarkable record of wins that insurers had notched in federal courts of appeal in 2021-22 was [...]
CT Property and Casualty Insurance Law Newsletter – December 2023
Authored by: Joseph R. Ciollo Superior Court – Uninsured Motorist Benefits – Summary Judgment In Funnie v. Love et al, the plaintiff alleged that he was a passenger in a 2012 Nissan Altima owned by the defendant Tadae Love and operated by an unknown driver when the vehicle left the [...]
