In a summary judgment ruling, Bepko v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 2006 WL 2331076 (D.Conn.2006) (Dorsey, J.), the District Court of Connecticut highlighted the degree of care insurers must exercise regarding the timing and delivery of a cancellation notice based upon nonpayment of premium. Bepko involved the construction of Connecticut General Statutes […]

In Acmat v. Greater New York Mutual Insurance Company, a decision officially released on May 29, 2007, the Connecticut Supreme Court held that policyholders may only recover attorney’s fees in coverage litigation where the insured proves a claim of common-law or statutory bad faith. Up until now, most insureds had been asserting claims for attorney’s […]

The Connecticut Superior Court, Dooley, J., granted a motion to strike an insured’s bad faith claim in Trans-Clean Corp. v. Evanston Ins. Co., et al., No. FBT-CV-09-4028802 (Sept. 23, 2010).  In its complaint, the insured alleged that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company violated the duty of good faith and fair dealing by denying coverage […]

Halloran & Sage is pleased to provide continued support and funding to Capital Preparatory Magnet School’s Learn to Ski and Ski Racing programs, which offer students of the Hartford school the opportunity to participate in skiing and snowboarding. The programs provide equipment, lift tickets and lessons at Ski Sundown in New Hartford. Dan Scapellati has […]

In Hermitage Insurance Company v. Sportsmen’s Athletic Club, et al., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65138 (D. Conn. Aug. 25, 2008), the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Bryant, J.) held that the plaintiff insurer did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify its insured, Sportsmen’s Athletic Club (“Sportsmen’s”), under a commercial […]

In the case of Wiretek, Inc. v. The Phoenix Insurance Company and The Travelers Indemnity Company (decision unpublished), the Connecticut superior court for the Judicial District of Hartford recently struck three causes of action from the plaintiff’s complaint, asserting waiver and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Insurance and Unfair Trade Practices’ Acts, respectively. Specifically, the […]

In Selective Insurance Company v. Oliveira, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41660 (D.Conn. May 18, 2009), the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut granted summary judgment to the carrier where the carrier asserted that, based upon the insured's lack of cooperation, it had no obligation to defend or indemnify the insured in three […]

In Town of Branford v. Arrowood Indem. Co., et al., 2014 WL 570906 (Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford, Jan. 14, 2014), the Connecticut Superior Court (Sheridan, J.) held that the defendant-insurers, Arrowood Indemnity Company and American Alternative Insurance Company, did not owe a duty to defend or indemnify their insured, the Town of Branford, under […]

In Universal Underwriters Insurance Company v. Paradis, 285 Conn. 342, 940 A.2d 730 (2008), the Connecticut Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of insurer, Universal Underwriters, in its declaratory judgment action. In that action, Universal sought a determination that there was no coverage under the umbrella part of the […]

In the matter of Robert Gatti v. Mary Foran-Knell, et al., CV-09-5030360-S, Attorney Joseph J. Arcata, III successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of the Firm’s client, Universal Underwriters Insurance Company, in an underinsured motorist coverage case which centered on a fleet policyholder’s election to reduce underinsured motorist benefits for the company’s employees. By way […]