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Alaska Supreme Court Rules Injury Caused by Moving Inoperable Plane Arose Out of Ownership of Plane
On January 26, 2024, the Alaska Supreme Court reviewed the superior court ruling regarding an insurance policy exclusion which excluded coverage for “bodily injury… [a]rising out of … the ownership, maintenance, use, loading or unloading of… an ‘aircraft.’” The injury...
Western District Of Washington Holds No Coverage In Sexual Molestation Case
The Western District of Washington granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment, holding there was no coverage for the underlying lawsuits in Am. Strategic Ins. Corp. v. Jackson, No. 3:23-cv-05461-RJB, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17172 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 31, 2024). The...
Washington Supreme Court Denies Insurers’ Motion to Dismiss Action Based on Forum Non Conveniens And Enjoins The Insurers From Taking Further Action in Out-Of-State Case
The Washington Supreme Court, in Pacific Lutheran Univ., et. al., v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 2024 Wash. LEXIS 55*, Case No. 100752-3 (2024), reviewed the trial court’s rulings for abuse of discretion in (1) denying the Insurers’ motion to dismiss the...
Oregon Supreme Court Rules First Party Insurer Can Be Sued For Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress
On December 29, 2023, the Oregon Supreme Court held in Moody v. Or. Cmty. Credit Union, 371 Or 692 (2023) that a first-party life insurer may be sued for negligent infliction of emotional distress by the spouse and beneficiary of the decedent. The decedent was...