You carry insurance coverage because you want to know that you are protected against liability if someone is unhappy with your work or that you will be able to obtain coverage if damage happens that interrupts your business. When an insurance company sets up a policy...
Tips for the Winter Weary From burst pipes, to collapsing roofs, to mass power outages, this new year’s harsh winter weather has thrown yet another challenge at business owners already struggling with the ongoing effects of COVID-19. Those who purchased property...
Worth the expense By now, you’ve no doubt heard about the 22 women who sued Deshaun Watson alleging sexual misconduct. Recently, Watson filed answers in 14 of the cases describing the evidence that Watson’s attorneys had purportedly already gathered to rebut those...
Lessons Learned Over three years ago, my clients, Stoller Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, settled their claims against AIG in the above-entitled lawsuit, which lawsuit AIG had initiated in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas as Case No....
Physical Loss or Damage. A common insurance company tactic in response to insurance claims arising out of the Covid 19 pandemic has been to argue that all policies regardless of how worded require that the insured’s property be damaged to recover lost business...
All Risks vs. Covered Perils Commercial property / business income insurance comes in two types, covered perils and all risk policies. Covered peril policies only provide coverage for specified risks. All risk policies provide coverage for any risk not excluded....
Civil Authority Action. Effective March 17, 2020, at 8am, the City of Houston declared that: (i) bars and nightclubs in the city of Houston must cease operations for 15 days; and (ii) food service establishments in the city of Houston must cease on-site dining service...
