Jul 7, 2019 | Articles & Updates
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently held that extrinsic evidence could not be used in determining whether an insurer had a duty to defend. See Kiely v. Philadelphia Contributionship Ins. Co., 206 A.3d 1140 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). In Kiely, an insured was sued...
Jun 25, 2019 | Articles & Updates
On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that a plaintiff may not recover punitive damages on a claim of unseaworthiness in a 6-3 decision. See Dutra Group v. Batterton, 588 U.S. __ (2019). As developed over the years, a claim of unseaworthiness is a...