Category: Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual Liability

Appellate Opinion Reaffirms that Insurance Coverage Defenses such as Policy Exclusions are Not Subject to Waiver Under Georgia Law

3/24/23

By Jessica Samford

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in a per curiam though unpublished opinion, has once again had the opportunity to apply the Supreme Court of Georgia’s holdings in the 2012 decision Hoover v. …

Florida Supreme Court Finds Appraisers Cannot Have Pecuniary Interest in Outcome of Appraisal

2/15/23

By Jessica Cauley and Jonathan Schwartz

The Florida Supreme Court weighed in and resolved a conflict between district courts regarding appraised property claims and held that an insured’s public adjuster, who accepts an assignment on a contingent fee basis, is …

CHATGPT AND COVERAGE B: What Copyright Liability Exposures Could AI Users Face?   

2/9/23

By Alexia R. Roney and Matthew F. Boyer

Previously, we introduced you to ChatGPT and the concept of an AI Chatbot application here. This week, we discuss the legal exposure that comes hand-in-hand with the internet  – copyright infringement, …