Mr. DiMugno regularly contributes posts on a variety of insurance and tort law topics to the Thomson Reuters Legal Solutions Blog. Click on the links to read his recent posts.
Insurance and Tort Law Blog Posts
California Supreme Court Allows Vertical Exhaustion of Excess Coverage
The War Exclusion in the World of ISIS and Al-Qaeda
Pollution Exclusion and Non-Traditional Forms of Environmental Damage
Insured’s Options When Their Insurers Refuse to Settle: Massachusetts High Court Weighs in
Implied Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege in Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
The Evolving Nature of the Duty to Settle
The Contraceptive Mandate and Religious Rights
The Future of Obama Care after Two Years of Trump: Did "Tax Reform" Kill the Affordable Care Act?
Force-Placed Insurance and the Filed Rate Doctrine
Computer Fraud Coverage and E-Mail Hacks
Harvey and the Quasi-Fiduciary Duty to Settle
Is Ledesma a Solution to the "Accident" Conundrum?
Revising California's Jury Instructions on Insurance Bad Faith: The Nature of the Tort of Insurance Bad Faith
California Supreme Court Insulates Managed Care Organizations from Liability for Elder Abuse
Protecting Confidential Communications under the Restatement, Law of Liability Insurance
Contra Proferentum and "Sophisticated Insureds" under the Restatement, Law of Liability Insurance
The Restatement, Law of Liability Insurance and the Elusiveness of Insurance Policy Plain Meaning
Why Every Lawyer Should Care about the Restatement, Law of Liability Insurance
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Agreement to Permit Class-wide Arbitration
Two Recent Insurance Coverage Decisions May Increase Merger and Acquisition Activity
The Importance of Context in Insurance Policy Interpretation
Sometimes Reading the Policy Is Not Enough
Coverage for an Automobile's Use Is Broader Than Many Realize
Vicarious Liability of Health Insurers for Medical Negligence
New Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Product Disparagement Claims: Part II
New Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Product Disparagement Claims: Part I
Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks: Specialty Coverage
Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks: First-Party Coverage
Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks: CGL Property Damage Claims
Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks: "Advertising and Personal Injury"
Guidance on Insurance Coverage for Cyber Attacks
The Nature of a Liability Insurer's Duty to Settle: Part II
The Nature of a Liability Insurer's Duty to Settle: Part I
"Product Disparagement" Coverage for Consumer False Advertising Claims
Insured v. Insured Exclusions: Round II
D&O Coverage for FDIC Lawsuits against a Failed Bank's Killers
D&O Coverage Exclusions for Dishonesty and the Great Recession of 2008: The "In Fact" Requirement
Connecticut Supreme Court Gives Insurer First Crack at the Subrogation Pot
Do Fidelity Bonds Cover Trading Losses?
Zhang v. Superior Court: A New Statutory Bad Faith Claim?
Practical Problems with Pennsylvania's New Approach to Control of Settlement Decisions
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Charts New Approach to Control of Settlement Decisions
The Battle between Insurers and Insureds for Control of Settlement Decisions
Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects in South Carolina: The Supreme Court v. The Legislature
Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects in South Carolina: The Construction Industry's Next Move
Judicial Restraint Unbound: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar
Is the Relief Sought in Securities Fraud Lawsuits a Covered “Loss” under the Defendant’s D&O Policy?
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Coverage for Fee Awards
Insurance for Regulatory Investigations
United States Supreme Court Allows Class-wide Arbitration, “However Good, Bad, or Ugly”
Court Orders Mortgage Securitizer to Pay Mortgage Insurer $90.1 Million – Part II
Court Orders Mortgage Securitizer to Pay Mortgage Insurer $90.1 Million – Part I
Insurer Liable for Claimant’s Attorney Fees Despite Absence of Coverage
California Court of Appeal Limits Insurance Brokers’ Duties to Third Parties
Determining Liability in “Mixed Motive” Employment Discrimination Cases: Part II
Determining Liability in “Mixed Motive” Employment Discrimination Cases: Part I
Implications of Riverisland for Insurance Litigation
Reconsidering the Fraud Exception to the Parol Evidence Rule and Its Impact on Insurance
The Contraceptive Coverage Mandate and the “War on Religion” – Part III
The Contraceptive Coverage Mandate and the “War on Religion” – Part II
The Contraceptive Coverage Mandate and the So-Called “War on Religion” – Part I
Patent Infringement and Advertising Injury in the Age of the Internet
California Supreme Court to Reexamine Prohibition on Assignment of Liability Coverage
The Affordable Care Act and Medicare Spending
Valuing Business Interruption Claims in the Post-Sandy Rapidly Changing Economy
Valuing Business Interruption Claims Following Superstorm Sandy: The Basics
Hurricane Sandy: “Contingent” Business Interruption
Hurricane Sandy: Ingress and Egress Claims in Contingent Business Interruption Coverage
Hurricane Sandy: The Problem of Storm Surge
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