By Susan H. Boyles The North Carolina Supreme Court recently missed an opportunity to write a meaty opinion on insurance policies’ “Coverage B” provisions that insurance practitioners regularly debate. In North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lanier Law Group, P.A., 277 N.C. App. 605, 861 S.E.2d 565 (2021), aff’d per curiam, __ N.C. […]
By Nikki Feliciano The Insurance Law Section’s annual CLE is almost here! The CLE is scheduled for January 26, 2024, at the Bar Center in Cary, North Carolina. The six-hour CLE will cover interesting insurance topics such as uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage, a stimulated mock mediation addressing insurance topics, and an interactive mental health segment. The […]
By Nikki Feliciano The North Carolina Bar Association’s Insurance Law Section is pleased to announce its upcoming CLE program, “The Continued Exploration of Insurance Law, Coverage, and Litigation Issues,” which is scheduled for Friday, January 27, 2023. Attendees will be able to attend the CLE in person at the Bar Center in Cary or via […]
By Brian Beverly Greetings NCBA Insurance Law Section members! I have the privilege of chairing the section this year. I’m hopeful that together, we can achieve my goals to learn from each other, spread that knowledge across all practice types, and find time for some fellowship. There are plenty of opportunities to participate.
By Alan Ruley The duty to defend is a threshold question in nearly every insurance coverage matter. Several recent decisions from federal and state courts in North Carolina contain excellent discussions and analysis of that duty. They are summarized below. 1. Craige v. Geico, No. 1:19-cv-408, 2020 WL 6946937 (M.D.N.C. November 25, 2020, Judge Schroeder). […]
By Bill Lipscomb A U.S. District Court decision issued on Nov. 25, 2020, is a good illustration of the rule that if a Complaint implicates the possibility of coverage, the insurer’s duty to defend cannot be eliminated by extrinsic evidence that demonstrates no coverage, and if it is determined that the insurer’s refusal to defend […]
By Susan Boyles And so it begins . . . one of the first coronavirus insurance coverage cases in N.C. was filed recently in Guilford County Superior Court. Not surprisingly, the plaintiffs are restaurants that were forced to close or curtail their services due to Gov. Cooper’s stay-at-home order that went into effect in mid-March. […]
By Lisa Glover S.L. 2020-3, SB704 was passed by the House and Senate on May 2 and signed into law by the governor on May 4. It contains the following of interest to ZPLU members:
By Susan Boyles The coronavirus has turned all of our lives upside down in the past two weeks. Who would have dreamed that we would be required to work from home, courts would be operating on a drastically reduced schedule, the NCAA Tournament and the Summer Olympics would be cancelled, and toilet paper would become […]
By Michele Livingstone and Will Quick We are in unprecedented times with COVID-19 (Coronavirus). It is now more important than ever that we help our neighbors and those who are not as fortunate. I am confident that each of you is doing your part. Even in the best of times, however, over 1.5 Million North […]