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Archives for July 2019

Bobtail Insurer Did Not Wait Too Long To Disclaim Coverage

In a POST earlier this year, we recited the general rule that when a truck is pulling a load for a motor carrier, the motor carrier’s policy is responsible to provide insurance.  The inverse of that general rule is that when the truck is not in the business of a motor carrier, normally the non-trucking (otherwise known as bobtail insurance) is the responsible insurance carrier.The case of United Fin. Cas. Co. v. Country Wide Ins. Co., No. 18-3022, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 19581 (2d Cir. July 1, … [Read more...]

CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY !

The team at Bauman, Loewe, Witt & Maxwell and the Nevada Law Blogs wish all of our clients, friends, business associates and readers a very safe and extremely enjoyable Independence Day Holiday!As we celebrate the July 4, 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence, let’s reflect on a few important words from that life altering document: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, … [Read more...]