January 01, 2024
Federal and state appeals courts provided general liability insurance practitioners with a handful of thought-provoking rulings in coverage disputes involving some hotly debated issues. Here, Law360 takes a look at the biggest rulings from the second half of 2023.
October 30, 2023
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Vizio's lawsuit seeking to force its excess insurer to cover a $17 million settlement in multidistrict litigation accusing the company of selling consumers' data without authorization, saying Monday that the TV maker failed to obtain the insurer's consent prior to settling.
October 03, 2023
A Ninth Circuit panel on Tuesday was lukewarm toward Vizio's appeal to reverse a coverage denial for a $17 million settlement in multidistrict litigation accusing the TV-maker of selling data without consumers' consent, with the panel pressing Vizio on its notice requirements.
April 07, 2023
Vizio's latest attempt to squeeze coverage from its excess insurer for its $17 million multidistrict litigation settlement should be disregarded, the insurer told the Ninth Circuit, arguing that Vizio has again failed to salvage its breach of contract claims.
January 23, 2023
Vizio asked the Ninth Circuit to find that its excess insurer must contribute coverage to a $17 million settlement in multidistrict litigation that accused the company of selling data without consumers' consent, arguing there isn't a requirement for it to provide a post-exhaustion notice to the insurer.