January 02, 2025
In 2024, insurers won big in disputes over retaining independent counsel and coverage for litigation pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions and firearm components, while a policyholder saw success in staving off a coverage determination for over 200 underlying sexual abuse lawsuits. Here, Law360 breaks down the top commercial general liability rulings from the latter half of the year.
September 26, 2024
A New York federal court's finding that AIG has no duty to defend a Texas-based firearms retailer against allegations it contributed to gun violence by selling "ghost gun" components could make getting coverage for mass torts more difficult based on theories of negligence.
September 04, 2024
Two AIG units have no duty to defend a Texas-based firearms retailer against three lawsuits alleging that it knowingly sold unfinished firearm components that would later be assembled into untraceable "ghost guns," a New York federal court ruled, finding the underlying claims do not allege a covered occurrence.