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‘Auto use’ insurance exclusion bars coverage (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: October 7, 2010

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An “auto use” exclusion bars coverage for workers who died after rigging a pulley system with a truck such that when the truck was driven in reverse it raised the workers 80 feet in the air before the rope broke, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.

Employee can seek indemnification for commodities case (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: November 2, 2009

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An employer may be required to indemnify a former employee for the cost of successfully defending himself in a prosecution under the Commodities Exchange Act, the 6th Circuit has ruled.

Insurer had no duty to indemnify in suit over false statements (access required)

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: October 28, 2009

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Water damage that was alleged not revealed to home purchasers does not constitute “property damage” under a homeowner’s policy, and the insurer therefore does not have a duty to indemnify or defend against a lawsuit brought against the sellers, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled.

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