Plaintiff’s godfather died in a hospital, of what plaintiff claimed was medical malpractice. Plaintiff attempted to sue the hospital’s insurer for bad faith. He alleged…
Category: NJ – Standing, Assignment or Outside Scope
Yesterday, we summarized another case brought by the instant plaintiff against his homeowner’s insurer. In this opinion, rendered the same day, the same plaintiff brought…
The plaintiff stored its food products in the insured’s warehouse. The products were damaged and plaintiff made demand for the damages. The insured sought indemnification…
In this case, the insured sued her mother for injuries suffered from a slip and fall at the mother’s house. She also brought a bad…
The insureds were homeowners who suffered property damage. “They were insured under a Prestige Home Premier Policy, issued by Fireman’s Fund, underwritten by National Surety,…
In Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Caris, the underlying facts involved the alleged fraudulent sale of a property with contamination. The insureds entered a consent…
In Ross v. Lowitz, New Jersey’s Supreme Court reaffirmed the rule that an injured party has no direct rights against a tortfeasor’s insurer, absent an…
In Lime Tree Assocs., LLC v. Burlington Ins. Co., the court considered whether an insurer had properly denied coverage under a ‘no assignment’ clause in…
In Klein v. Hanover Insurance Company, the court addressed the not infrequent situation where an insurance company is part of a family or group of…
In Ross v. Lowitz, New Jersey’s Appellate Division upheld the lower court’s dismissal of a third party’s claims directly against the insurers of the alleged…