Perspectives on Insurance Recovery - Summer 2011

• Old Wines, New Battles: Lessons from the Great Fire of 1906

• Top 10 Issues in Construction Contracts

• English Law: Coverage of Asbestos Exposure Hinges on Wording in Employers’ Liability Insurance

• Insurance May Cover Class Action Costs for Merchants Who Recorded Customers’ Zip Codes

• Preparing Your Business for the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Welcome to our latest Insurance Recovery newsletter. We open with a look back at the 100-year-old decision that settled insurance coverage claims from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The decision was not only a win for Pillsbury, it presaged the ongoing split among U.S. states on policies regarding "concurrent causation"; that is, the granting of coverage to an insured when a loss is caused by excluded perils (such as earthquakes or hurricanes) and insured perils (such as fires or winds).

We also take a look at newer issues we have worked on and matters of the moment, such as coverage questions arising from the massive earthquake and nuclear crisis in Japan.

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