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• Genetic Engineering: A "Potential" Emerging Coverage Issue? ( October 2004 )
  John E. James of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

  This article will explore the achievements of genetic engineering and the criticisms of its alleged risks. That discussion will serve as background to the prospects of insurance coverage for those policyholders which may some day need coverage for the genetically engineered products that some are afraid will cause property damage or bodily injury.

• CCA-Treated Wood Litigation and Insurance Coverage Issues ( February 2003 )
  Arnold L. Natali, Louis A. Chiafullo and Richard J. Valladares of McCarter & English, LLP

  Forecasting a potential litigation explosion arising from a company's allegedly hazardous product may be a determining factor as to whether a company survives the litigation storm or suffers a more dismal fate, such as bankruptcy. Unfortunately, forecasting the "mass-tort" phenomenon is an imperfect science and extremely difficult.

• Cooperation Clause v. the Fifth Amendment… And the winner is… ( November 1999 )
  Leonard S. Dome of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  The clash between an insurer's right and obligation to investigate a claim and the insured's right to assert its Fi.

• Unintended Consequences of an Intentional Act Can Constitute an Occurrence ( November 1999 )
  Aaron F. Fishbein of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  The New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department, recently reiterated the well-established insurance principle th.

• The Impaired Mental Capacity Defense To The Intentional Injury Exclusion ( September 1999 )
  Steven E. Leder of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP

  The impaired mental capacity defense to the intentional injury exclusion was further clarified last year in two Mar.

• Virginia Insurance Law Update ( September 1999 )
  Philip W. Parker of Woods Rogers PLC

  Under existing law, automobile physical damage disputes between insurers must be submitted to arbitration. The sta.

• NJ Supreme Court Provides Clear Guidance for Allocating Excess Policy Coverage ( November 1998 )
  Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP

  This article discusses the recent case of Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Admiral Insurance Co., where the New Jersey Supreme Court examined the issue of how coverage should be allocated among excess insurers where underlying primary policies have not been exhausted throughout the entire coverage period.

• When Is an Occurrence Not an Occurrence _ when it is A Breach of Contract ( July 1999 )
  Lloyd A. Gura of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  Although insureds and their lawyers may tend to disagree, it is axiomatic that not every type of loss is covered by.

• Innocent Co-Insureds ( September 1998 )
  Hilary M. Henkind of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  If an insured commits an intentional act such as arson, should an innocent co-insured be precluded from coverage fo.

• Liability Coverage Exclusions in Insurance Contracts ( January 1998 )
  Kaufman, Payton & Chapa

  Insurance policies containing an exclusionary clause for intentional acts are effective to preclude indemnification.