Johnson & Higgins of Alaska Inc. v. Blomfield

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the court will not consider a point on appeal because of insufficient briefing
• holding that plaintiffs satisfied a burden to show that “coverage was commercially available for the loss sustained” and noting that such a burden “seems to be the majority rule” (citations omitted)
• holding that expert testimony was not required when an insured’s broker failed to acquire insurance that covered mold in the ventilation system of a commercial office building, despite the insured’s request
• holding that punitive damages may only be awarded “where the wrongdoer’s conduct can be characterized as outrageous, such as acts done with malice or bad motives or a reckless indifference to the interests of others.”
• noting that the majority rule requires the plaintiff to prove that “coverage was commercially available for the loss sustained”
• explaining that the majority rule requires evidence of commercial availability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).