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• Is Mold Toxic To Insurers? ( October 2004 )
  Curtis P. Cheyney of Swartz Campbell LLC

  There has been a proliferation of mold-related insurance claims in recent years. The implications of this on the insurance industry have been, and continue to be serious. Media hype and increased public awareness has fueled a frenzy of claims against insurers for not only property damage and remediation of mold infestations in both residential and commercial properties, but also for personal injuries supposedly derived from exposure to mold. And, based on the propensity of mold for quick growth in the right climactic conditions, failure of insurers to quickly remediate during the pendency of coverage disputes has led to an influx of bad faith claims.

• Perspectives ( June 2004 )
  Scott P. Devries and Yelitza V. Dunham of Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott LLP

  Business interruption cover language is key. Companies should examine their policies to ascertain whether coverage will suffice in the event of a terrorism related or computer hacking catastrophe.

• When Is A Leak Not A Leak? ( November 1999 )
  Frank J. DeAngelis of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  Recently, in Federal Bake Shop v. Farmington Cas. Co., No. 97-476 (Sup. Ct. N.H. July 16, 1999), the Supreme Court .

• Underlying Principles of Business Interruption Insurance ( June 1999 )
  Rick  Hammond of

  TABLE OF CONTENTS BACKGROUND SCOPE OF COVERAGE INSURED'S DUTIES IN THE EVENT OF LOSS DUTIES IMPOSED UNDER THE N.

• Contamination Is Not Pollution ( April 1999 )
  Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  In August, the Superior Court of Massachusetts, in an act of linguistic legerdemain, held that contamination of a b.

• Fire And Ice ( April 1999 )
  David S. Mahaffey of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  In May of 1994, Ratliff Enterprises' Arkansas ice manufacturing plant was damaged by a fire and an explosion. An am.