SDV Insights

As noted in our previous blog post, the NJ Supreme Court issued a pivotal ruling in the case of Cypress v. Adria.

The rise of autonomous vehicles are creating quite a stir in today’s insurance environment. Law360.com interviewed SDV’s Brendan Holt, who regularly advises clients on risk transfer involving emerging technologies, including autonomous and unmanned vehicles, to get his take on the subject…

As we announced in our previous blog post, yesterday's decision by the NJ Supreme Court was a significant win for policyholders.

A recent Supreme Court of Texas case highlights the need for contractors to require contractual indemnity when engaging suppliers.

In a unanimous decision issued earlier this morning, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that consequential damages caused by a subcontractor's faulty workmanship constitute "property damage" caused by an "occurrence" under the plain language of the CGL Policy.

For several months we have been closely following the negotiations leading up to the adoption of the US-EU Privacy Shield.

Last week, we discussed how Utah Applies Workers Compensation Exclusive Remedy Protection to Wrap-Up General Contractors.

What happens when you add a remote controlled handgun and a flamethrower to a drone, and then post the results on YouTube? You get a lot of regulators very worried.

The Second Circuit recently asked the California Supreme Court to clarify how two primary general liability policies should contribute to the settlement of a construction accident claim, in a situation where one policy contained an excess "other insurance" clause and the other did not.

Workers' Compensation is considered a quid pro quo between employer and employee. The worker enjoys compensation benefits for work related injuries (regardless of who is at fault for such injuries) in exchange for surrendering the right to sue the employer for damages (with certain exceptions). This limitation is known as the "exclusive remedy" rule.