ZK News – Attorney Sharon Hall Featured Speaker at American National Insurance Claims Conference
On September 28, 2018, Sharon Hall was a featured speaker at the American National Insurance annual claims conference in Springfield, Missouri. The presentation “Cause of Death. When Intentional Act Exclusions Make it Necessary to Solve the Crime” involved the effect of the intentional act exclusion when defending an insured accused of a crime. Ms. Hall […]
ZK News – ZK Attorneys Present Seminar on Secondary Exposure to Asbestos Cases
On August 2, 2018, Zimmer Kunz attorneys Joni Mangino, Ryan Zeli, Joe Petrina, Greg Scheuring and Brian Lucot presented a seminar to Travelers Insurance Company regarding second hand exposure liability in asbestos litigation. In the presentation, the underlying theories of liability along with the current state of the law in jurisdictions throughout the United States […]
Case Bulletin – West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeal Narrows Definition of Civil Conspiracy
In May of 2018, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals authored an opinion that narrowed the definition of civil conspiracy in West Virginia case law. In Ellis v. Herndon, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals held that a plaintiff cannot hold a defendant liable for civil conspiracy if the plaintiff willingly took part […]
Case Bulletin – Third Circuit Permits Insurer’s Contribution Claim Against Liquor Licensee
On August 22, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated an insurer’s contribution claim against a liquor licensee for allegedly overserving alcohol to its insured driver. Encompass Insurance Co. v. Stone Mansion Restaurant Inc., No. 17-1479 (argued October 12, 2017). In March 2011, Brian Viviani and Helen Hoey attended a […]
On Monday, August 20, 2018, the Superior Court authored its most recent opinion providing further insight into the application of the new products liability standard from Tincher v. Omega Flex, 104 A.3d 328, 399 (Pa. 2014). The Superior Court considered an appeal from the grant of a defendant’s summary judgment on the theory of defective […]
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