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In a case of first impression, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirmed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Mr. Maselek’s client, determining that where the named insured was designated in the declarations page as “Dipika Inc dba Super 8,” the policy’s coverage is limited to potential liabilities arising from Dipika’s… Continue Reading →

Brian McDonough and Mark Cohen have been named to the New England Super Lawyers list for Insurance Coverage, both for the past consecutive 11 years. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of lawyers in any state.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a prior determination by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York that Mr. McDonough’s clients, an insured and its insurer, owed no contractual indemnification or “insured contract” coverage, respectively, for potential negligence liabilities of foreman  procured from staffing company by… Continue Reading →

Brian McDonough was quoted in an article by Business Insurance magazine concerning a favorable outcome that he obtained for his clients (an insurer and its named insured) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. View Article Here

Brian McDonough was recently elected as Fellow by the American College of Coverage Counsel. The ACCC is composed of preeminent coverage and extracontractual counsel, with Fellows representing both policyholders and insurers and Honorary members from academia. Attorney McDonough has been identified as an attorney who meets the rigorous membership requirements in the ACCC, to instill… Continue Reading →

Brian McDonough recently obtained a summary judgment ruling from the U.S. District Court that a policy’s “impaired property” exclusion precluded coverage for a loss of use of the Worcester DCU Center’s hockey rink (see, Fontaine Bros. Inc. v. Acadia Ins. Co., 2019 WL 4120285 (D. Mass. Aug. 29, 2019)). Link to Lawyers Weekly article can… Continue Reading →

Brian McDonough and Mark Cohen have been named to the New England Super Lawyers list for Insurance Coverage. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5% of lawyers in any state.

Mark Cohen’s article, Enforcing Arbitration Provisions in Professional Liability Policies, was published in the September 2015 edition of “Covered Events,” an electronic newsletter of the Defense Research Institute’s Insurance Law Committee.

Mark Cohen’s article, Taking the Temperature of the Courts: When Do Claims Made Against Health Care Facilities and Workers Involve “Professional Services?” was published in the February 2015 edition of “Covered Events,” the Insurance Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute’s electronic newsletter.

Mark Cohen’s article, The Ten Most Significant Professional Liability Coverage Decisions of 2014, was published in the October 2014 edition of “Covered Events,” the electronic newsletter of the Insurance Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute. Mark’s “Leadership Notes” also appeared in the same edition.