(U.S. Court of Appeals Certifies Questions to the Nevada Supreme Court Regarding the Duty to Defend and Burden of Proving Exception to Exclusion)

(Judgment for Breach of Contract Reversed as Trial Court Should Have Granted Leave to Amend Complaint For Bad Faith)

(Genuine Dispute Rule Did Not Bar Claim For Bad Faith)

(Insurer Entitled to Maintain Subrogation Action Against Subcontractors for Reimbursement of Defense Costs Based on Indemnity Clauses in Contracts with Developer/General Contractor)

(Question of Fact As To Whether Coverage Afforded by Homeowners’ Policy Was Substantially Equivalent to Insurance Code Section 2071 Required Reversal of Summary Judgment)

On July 23, 2020, the New York State legislature voted to narrow the scope of the Emergency Disaster Treatment Protection Act (the Act), exposing nursing homes and other medical providers to liability for treatment unrelated to COVID-19.

The other shoe has dropped on the issue of vertical and horizontal exhaustion with respect to triggering excess coverage under California law.