Alex Bein

Apr 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Alex Bein

In Housing & Redevelopment Insurance Exchange v. Guy Carpenter & Co., a Pennsylvania federal court considered the enforceability of a forum selection clause in a services agreement between Pennsylvania-based insurer Housing and Redevelopment Insurance Exchange (HARIE) and its reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter. In that case, the parties entered into an agreement establishing Guy Carpenter as HARIE’s reinsurance broker of record for a three-year period.

Apr 23, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Alex Bein

In Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. v. Raab, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals considered the preclusive effect of a state trial court decision as it related to the arbitrability of the parties’ dispute under the Federal Arbitration Act. As the trial court relayed, the underlying dispute involved beauty products marketer Nu Skin Enterprises and several of its distributors.

Jan 9, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Alex Bein

In Watford Specialty Insurance Co. v. MDF 92 River Street LLC, the New Jersey Appellate Division clarified that the term “wrongful eviction” in the insuring agreement of a commercial general liability policy’s “personal and advertising injury” coverage section contemplates eviction from a place where the individual has a possessory interest or right of private occupancy.

Dec 13, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Alex Bein

In Noble Prestige Ltd. v. Galle, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether the trial court properly granted a preliminary injunction barring the defendants from dispersing assets during the pendency of the plaintiff’s motion to confirm an arbitration award rendered in its favor and against the defendants. In that case, plaintiff Noble Prestige Ltd. issued a $500,000 loan to defendant Paul Horn to pursue litigation against AT&T, a telecommunications company.

Nov 3, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Alex Bein

In Princeton Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Co. v. A.H.D. Houston Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified the meaning of the undefined term “advertising idea” in the insuring agreement of a commercial general liability policy’s “personal and advertising injury” coverage section. In that case, insurer Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Co. (PESLIC) issued two commercial general liability policies to several Texas strip clubs.