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Coronavirus and Business Income Claims

by Anthony Antonellis | Mar 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

Coronavirus and Business Income Claims Authored by Sloane and Walsh, LLP attorneys Tony Antonellis, Brendan Labbe and Emma A. Coppola. With the coronavirus spreading throughout the nation, and public and governmental precautions mounting, many businesses in the...

Ransomware Case’s Impact Could be Far-Reaching

by Anthony Antonellis | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized

Sloane and Walsh, LLP partner, Laura Gregory, has been quoted in an article posted on BusinessInsurance.com which we invite you read (link below). The complete quote: Laura Gregory, a partner with Sloane &Walsh LLP I Boston, who represents both insurers and...

Homeowners, Health, and Auto Insurance – The Crossroads of Cannabis and Coverage

by Anthony Antonellis | Feb 6, 2020 | Uncategorized

Homeowners, Health, and Auto Insurance: The Crossroads of Cannabis and Coverage We invite you to read the below article – “Homeowners, Health, and Auto Insurance – The Crossroads of Cannabis and Coverage” – authored by Laura Gregory &...

Is It Bad Faith For An Insurer Not To Settle A Claim Against Its Insured, Because Its Policy Required The Insured To Consent To Settlement And He Would Not?

by Anthony Antonellis | Nov 1, 2019 | Uncategorized

by Laura Meyer Gregory, Sloane and Walsh, LLP Massachusetts’ Highest Court will decide whether an insurer violated statutory requirements that an insurer settle claims in which liability has become reasonably clear, when the policy contains a provision requiring the...

Commerce Ins. Co. v. Szafarowicz: the New Road-Map for Insurance Coverage Litigation’s Impact on the Related Tort Case and Circumstances in which an Insured’s Settlement with the Plaintiff Is “Reasonable” Only If It Is Within The Insured’s Policy Limits.

by Anthony Antonellis | Nov 1, 2019 | Uncategorized

by Laura Meyer Gregory and John P. Ryan, Sloane and Walsh, LLP On October 1, 2019, the Supreme Judicial Court issued a decision in Commerce Insurance Company v. Justina M. Szafarowicz, et al. addressing the following issues in the context of a motor vehicle insurer...

The Broad Evidence Rule: A Trend in Loss Valuation

by Anthony Antonellis | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

The Broad Evidence Rule: A Trend in Loss Valuation Introduction: What is the Broad Evidence Rule? Actual cash value (“ACV”) is most commonly determined by calculating the replacement cost value, less depreciation. However, there are other methods of...