KVK-Tech, Inc. v. Navigators Specialty Insurance Company
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September 21, 2023
Hartford Unit Scores 11th Circ. Win In Opioid Coverage Row
The Eleventh Circuit on Thursday upheld a Hartford unit's early win in an opioid drugmaker's coverage dispute, agreeing with an Alabama federal judge that the carrier was not provided with timely notice.
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September 19, 2023
11th Circ. Skeptical Of Opioid Maker's Notice Arguments
An Eleventh Circuit panel appeared skeptical Tuesday of a Pennsylvania drugmaker's contention during oral arguments that conflicting policy language made it impossible to provide timely notice to a Hartford unit of an opioid injury suit.
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September 15, 2023
Opioid Maker Faces Uphill Coverage Battle Before 11th Circ.
A Pennsylvania-based opioid maker faces a daunting task in convincing an Eleventh Circuit panel that an Alabama federal judge erred when finding that its late notice of an injury suit relieved a Hartford unit of its excess coverage obligations, experts say.
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June 30, 2023
General Liability Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2023
The crop of pivotal commercial general liability rulings looks bountiful for the second half of 2023, with both state and federal appellate courts likely to hand out important opinions on coverage for opioid suits, Superstorm Sandy damage and a take-home asbestos injury settlement. Here, Law360 Insurance Authority takes a look at the cases sure to raise eyebrows in the year's second half.
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June 30, 2022
Insurer Asks 11th Circ. To Slam Door On Opioid Coverage Row
A Hartford unit asked the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to seal its win in a coverage dispute with an opioid maker, saying an Alabama federal judge properly found that the policyholder's notice of a 2017 lawsuit over a man's death caused by his addiction to opioids was untimely.
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May 31, 2022
11th Circ. Reinstates Opioid Maker's Coverage Appeal
The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday gave a generic opioid maker a second chance at its appeal of an insurance coverage dispute with a Hartford unit that turns on whether the policyholder provided timely notice of two underlying personal injury lawsuits, granting the company's motion to vacate a clerk's judgment.
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May 23, 2022
11th Circ. Told To Stand Strong On Tossed Opioid Appeal
A Hartford unit told the Eleventh Circuit not to waver on its dismissal of a generic opioid maker's appeal of a ruling tossing its coverage dispute, arguing there were no extraordinary circumstances that delayed the policyholder's filing of an appendix to its appellate brief.
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May 13, 2022
Opioid Maker Asks 11th Circ. To Revive Coverage Appeal
An opioid maker and wholesaler asked the Eleventh Circuit to reinstate its challenge to a Hartford unit's win in a coverage dispute over an underlying bodily injury action, saying an attorney's sickness with COVID-19 caused the delayed filing of an appendix to its opening brief.
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May 03, 2022
11th Circ. Asked To Revive Suit Over Opioid Claim Coverage
A manufacturer and distributor of prescription opioids told the Eleventh Circuit that it couldn't abide by one of its excess policy's timely notice provisions for an underlying suit because it was impossible to begin with, having been served after the policy expired.