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In Stankova et al. v. Metropolitan Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 8935 (9th Cir. Ariz. May 29, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit overturned a District Court ruling, finding that damage caused… Continue Reading →
By way of its declaratory judgment complaint filed in Great American Ins. Co. v. GRM Management, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 164147 (E.D. Vir. Nov. 24, 2014), Great American sought a declaration that no coverage was owed to its insureds… Continue Reading →
In Wright v. Grange Mut. Cas. Co., No. 3:13-CV-00747, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35733 (W.D. Ky. March 23, 2015), the insured owned a U.S. Tobacco Outlet convenience store in Kentucky that sold tobacco products and accessories. On July 2, 2011,… Continue Reading →
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted State Farm Lloyds’ summary judgment motion as to three statutory bad faith claims, finding that the plaintiff failed to allege sufficient facts to support claims of bad faith conduct,… Continue Reading →
Proposition 103, enacted in California in 1988, requires approval by the California Department of Insurance before implementing property and casualty rates. Proposition 103 also allows for policyholders to participate in the process setting rates for auto and property insurance. Since… Continue Reading →
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed an appraisal award in favor of the Cedar Bluff Townhome Condominium Association for total replacement of all siding on the insured building, rather than just the hail-damaged siding. Cedar Bluff Townhome Condominium Assoc, Inc. v…. Continue Reading →
Decision Impact Millennium Organic Chemicals Ltd. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, et al., 744 F.3d 279 (4th Cir. Feb. 20, 2014) Our full analysis of this decision can be found in our April 2014 post. … Continue Reading →
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (Nationwide) in the case of Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Baptist, 762 F.3d 447 (5th Cir. Miss. 2014). Multiple fires occurred at the… Continue Reading →
In Christmas v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 91735 (E.D. North Carolina 2014), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina considered the question of who, if anyone, receives the dwelling replacement insurance payment… Continue Reading →
In MKB Constructors v. Am. Zurich Ins. Co., No. C13-0611, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 78883 (W.D. Wash. May 27, 2014), the District Court followed federal law, rather than Washington state court precedent, to find the insurance company had established that… Continue Reading →