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Insurance Law Alert, January 2013

Simpson Thacher
January 15, 2013
11 pages

In this Issue:

• Eleventh Circuit Joins Growing Number of Courts Enforcing Pollution Exclusion to Bar Coverage for Defective Drywall Claims
• Wisconsin Appellate Court Rules That Late Notice Precludes Excess Insurance Coverage
• Three Courts Address Whether Administrative Agency Actions Trigger Obligations Under General Liability Policies
• Second Circuit Rules That Excess Insurer May Owe Indemnity for Environmental Property Damage Outside Policy Periods
• Providing Defense and Indemnity Does Not Foreclose Bad Faith Claims Against Insurer, Says California Court
• Florida Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of Bad Faith Claim Based on Insurer’s Claims Handling
• California Supreme Court Poised to Rule on Transferability of Insurance Rights
• Fifth Circuit Affirms That Suit Against Nutritional Supplements Manufacturer Does Not Allege “Bodily Injury”