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The Scoop On The Fifth Circuit’s Ruling Against Blue Bell Ice Cream

Hunton Andrews Kurth

As reported on Hunton’s Insurance Recovery Blog , the Fifth Circuit recently held that Blue Bell Creameries’ commercial general liability (CGL) insurers do not have a duty to defend the ice cream company in a shareholder lawsuit, which arose from a Listeria outbreak.

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Blog Post: I Want to Say One Word to You. Just One Word. Are you Listening? Plastics

LexisNexis

Qualified Pollution Exclusion State Law Survey Do a deep dive into the qualified pollution exclusion under 1970’s-era commercial general liability (CGL) policies and potential claims involving pre-1986 policies or claims still in the litigation pipeline (because of the nature of occurrence-based CGL policies) which can be triggered by injurious events (..)

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Travel Insurance for Businesses

Bankers Insurance

Basic coverage usually includes reimbursement for trip cancellation, interruption and delay because of illness, bad weather, baggage loss or delay, medical insurance and medical evacuation (in case of illness or injury during travel) and a 24-hour assistance telephone line. Additionally, the U.S.

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Recall Roundup: June

Hunton Andrews Kurth

Specifically, the ATVs exceed mandatory maximum speed limits for youth ATVs, posing a risk of a high-speed crash that could lead to serious injury or death. These products do not meet the CPSC’s mandatory safety standards. The CPSC issued the same warning for another brand of youth ATVs a few months earlier.

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Cannabis Industry Prospects Brighten;Risks, Challenges Remain

Triple-I: Workers Compensation

The CLAIM Act would let these businesses obtain insurance to cover the same risks of theft, damage, injury, loss, and liability as all other businesses. Easier to operate Passage of these laws would make it easier for cannabis-related businesses to operate.

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Recall Roundup: August

Hunton Andrews Kurth

seeking to avoid coverage under commercial general liability policies for a derivative lawsuit against Blue Bell’s directors and officers arising out of a 2015 Listeria outbreak that resulted in a nationwide recall of ice cream products. We will continue to monitor this case for further developments. Total Recalls: 21.