Coverage Opinions is in its 11th year and there have been 122 issues.  Somehow, it never occurred to me, until now, to put together a Greatest Hits issue!  And what better time – the dog days of summer, when it can be hard to find the motivation to write new content. 

So I took a trip down Coverage Opinions memory lane and identified my favorite articles in various categories: The Coverage Opinions Interview, Randy Spencer’s Open Mic, crazy coverage decisions, important coverage decisions (and ones that offer lessons) and some miscellaneous odds and ends. 

Then I concluded that I had too many to include in one issue.  So this is volume I.  Look for volume II soon.  

If this works, I may do a Coverage Opinions Box Set with bonus material and out-takes. 

Welcome to the Coverage Opinions Greatest Hits Issue (Vol. I)!

The Coverage Opinions Interview

The Coverage Opinions Interview: Judge Judy

The Coverage Opinions Interview: John Grisham

The Coverage Opinions Interview: James Patterson

The Coverage Opinions Interview: Kareen Abdul-Jabbar

The Coverage Opinions Interview: Joan Dangerfield – Rodney’s Widow

Randy Spencer’s Open Mic

Diet-Coke And Insurance Law Forever Change Your Trip To The Supermarket

The Most Interesting Insurance Man In The World

Man Sues Dog: Insurer Has Duty To Defend German Shorthaired Pointer

Talking Insurance Coverage With Santa Clause

A Christmas Story And Insurance Coverage

Insuring Your Thanksgiving Fouls: Uncle Sam’s Drooling Saliva And The Turducken Fight

Insurance For The Summer Road Trip

Halloween Candy And Insurance Coverage

Insurance Coverage And Music

Michael Jackson’s “Beat It”: Your Claim Is Denied

50 Ways To Leave No Cover

Best Song About Insurance: “Insurance Man” By Mental As Anything

20 Song Titles That Are Really Coverage Issues In Disguise

Crazy Insurance Coverage Decisions

The Strangest Pollution Exclusion Case You Have Ever Seen

Feng Shui Consultant Services Are Not A “Direct Physical Loss”

Maybe The Best Example Ever Of The Breadth Of The Duty To Defend

The Most Ridiculous Argument I’ve Ever Seen Made For Coverage
(Believe Me – It’s Staggering)

Insurance Adjuster Goes Wild

Important Insurance Coverage Decisions (And Those That Offer Lessons)
[None of these are from any of my “Top 10 Coverage Cases Of The Year” lists.]

New York’s Highest Court Considers Giving Policyholder Insurance Of Last Resort

Is A Non-Profit “In The Business Of” Selling Or Serving Alcohol For Purposes Of The Liquor Liability Exclusion?

Insured Entitled To Independent Counsel Even When Being Defended WITHOUT A Reservation Of Rights

Federal Appeals Court Offers A Different Way To, Er, Draft A Liquor Liability Exclusion

The “You” Issue: Following South Dakota Supreme Court’s Decision ISO Needs To, Err, Rushmore To Fix Its CGL Policy

High Court Hands Excess Insurers A Big Bad Faith Stick Against Primaries

In A New York State Of Bind: Achieving Allocation Between Covered And Uncovered Claims [A First For New York?]

Appeals Court Allows Insurer To Handle Identical Claims Differently

Hole-ly Cow: Must, Must Read Coverage Case On Hole-In-One Insurance

Insurer Does Not Use ISO Policy Language -- And Pays $5.4 Million

Three Sheets To The Win: Can An Insured “Drink Himself Into Coverage?”

Bad Faith: Turning $30K into $3M (And Easily Preventable)

Insurer Knows That Insured Has Been Sued. Insured Does Not Request A Defense. What’s Insurer To Do?

A Lesson In Policy Drafting: Don’t Forget The Headings

My New Favorite Issue: Impact Of “Failure to Summon Help” On Coverage

Expanding The Continuous Trigger (Yes, That Can That Be Done)

Choice Of Law: Is The Answer Different For A Bad Faith Claim?

Another Ineffective Reservation Of Rights Case

Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees: Covered As “Damages Because Of ‘Property Damage’”

Miscellaneous

The Ten Most Significant Liability Coverage Cases – Of All Time
 
Coverage For Dummies: The Dummies Hall Of Fame

Four Leaf Cover: St. Patrick’s Day And Insurance Coverage

Not Penny-Wise For The Insurance Industry

The Wall Street Journal Headline That Should Have Many Of Us Up In Arms

Appeals Court Says That State Farm’s “Like a Good Neighbor” Slogan Is Not A Material Fact

Do The Insurance Coverage Crossword Puzzle

Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Makes A Wonderful Contribution To Coverage Opinions