Legal Affairs

$3.7 million pool damage claim not insured because of business risk and professional liability exclusions (US case)

An “accident” includes successive events without interruption, under the Montreal Convention

In a claim for damages for personal injury arising from an event on the defendant airline, the Court of Justice for the European Union found that, for the purposes of Article 17 of the Montreal Convention, an accident can be an unforeseen, harmful, and involuntary series of intrinsically linked events taking place successively, without interruption, in space and time.

The Material Misrepresentation and Non-Disclosure: Fire Insurance

Dishonest Insurance Claim: Materiality

The insured instituted a claim against the respondent insurer for payment of the replacement value of his stolen motor vehicle. The claim was rejected by the insurer, who alleged that the insured had supplied it with dishonest information when making the claim.