Jon Biller

Co-authored by: Brianna Robert & Luc Shay Attorneys Jon Biller and Brianna Robert successfully argued, on behalf of another plaintiff-property owner, a Motion in Limine before the Connecticut Superior Court, J.D. of Hartford. See Kallmeyer v. Kleen Energy Sys., No. X07-CV-12-5036401-S, 2023 WL 9054174 (Conn. Super. Ct. Dec. 28, 2023). In December of 2023, Superior […]

Co-authored by: Brianna Robert & Niki Abossedgh In April 2023, Judge Barbara Jongbloed of the Connecticut Superior Court for the Judicial District of New Haven denied summary judgment to a public utility provider after Biller, Sachs & Robert successfully argued that electricity was a product under the Connecticut Product Liability Act in Clemmons v. Connecticut

Co-authored by: Elizabeth Anderson Nearly all insurance policies contain a provision that bars policyholder’s ability to sue their insurer once the contractual clock limitation period has expired. Courts have long grappled with what triggers these limitation periods and the enforceability of such clauses. This article explores and reconciles three different court decisions on this issue

Co-authored by: Luc Shay In September of 2022, in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Judge Victor A. Bolden allowed an insured, represented by Biller, Sachs, Robert & DeLaura, to sue her insurer for negligence after the insurer denied coverage for a property damage claim. Rose v. United Prop. & Cas.

Co-authored by: Cileena Y. Terra In almost every property insurance policy the insurance company is entitled to deduct depreciation. There has been a lot of discussion recently concerning whether depreciation should be applied to labor. This article will focus on whether labor costs should be depreciated when adjusting property insurance claims. Every property damage loss

Recently, the California Supreme Court accepted a certified question from the Ninth Circuit concerning insurance coverage for claims arising under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Court will determine whether, under California law, a commercial liability policy that covers personal injury includes coverage for claims that an insured violated TCPA by sending unsolicited text

Pursuant to C.G.S. § 38a-313a, any person who contracts to perform repairs, remediation or mitigation work on a home under a personal or commercial risk policy must follow specific guidelines in order to protect the rights of insureds. This statute, which dictates what the contract with the insured should contain, is strictly enforced.   Connecticut

Attorneys Jon Biller and Michael LeMoult of Biller, Sachs, Zito & LeMoult, successfully argued for another Connecticut policyholder. Recently, Attorneys Jon Biller and Michael LeMoult were successful in overturning an unsatisfactory appraisal award because that the award was not timely rendered. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute § 52-416(a), an appraisal award must be rendered within

Attorneys Jon Biller and Michael LeMoult successfully argued for another Connecticut policyholder, who suffered property damage, which had been denied by his insurer. A transcript of Hon. Jeffrey A. Meyer’s decision to grant partial summary judgement in favor of the Connecticut policyholder can be read here. Recently, Attorneys Biller and LeMoult secured partial summary judgment

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently ruled that an insurance policy form, which had been reviewed by this Court in the past and which potentially provided coverage for crumbling foundations, requires the policyholders’ home to have actually collapsed or be in imminent danger of collapsing in order to provide coverage. This strict standard has effectively taken