Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Faulty Workmanship Denied

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The court found that the insurer failed to meet its burden on summary judgment seeking a judgment that faulty workmanship precluded coverge. Auto-Owners Ins., Co. v. AAA Discount Homes, LLC, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 48463 (S.D. Ga. March 19, 2024).     Heather Way sued AAA Discount… Continue reading Insurer’s Motion for Summary Judgment on Faulty Workmanship Denied

Court Finds Matching of Damaged Materials is Required by Policy

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     The court granted, in part, the insured’s motion for summary judgment by finding that matching roof tiles were required under the policy. Bertisen v. Travelers Home and Marine Ins. Co., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3907 (D. Colo. Jan. 8, 2024).      The insureds sued Travelers for breach… Continue reading Court Finds Matching of Damaged Materials is Required by Policy

No Coverage For Claims Made Outside Of Claims-Made Policy Period

Thomas Benjamin Boley | Wiley Rein The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, applying Illinois law, has granted a legal professional liability insurer’s motion for summary judgment, holding that its claims-made policy did not apply to various claims that were first made either before or after the policy period. Twin City Fire… Continue reading No Coverage For Claims Made Outside Of Claims-Made Policy Period

Contrasting Expert Opinions Result in Denial of Cross Motions for Summary Judgment

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     Given the opposing experts’ contradictory reports, the court denied both the insured and insurer’s motions for summary judgment regarding coverage for a pipe leak. Pronti v. Hanover Ins. Co., 2022 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 222306 (W.D. N. Y. Dec. 9, 2022).     The insured had a swimming… Continue reading Contrasting Expert Opinions Result in Denial of Cross Motions for Summary Judgment

Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment on Conversion Claim Against Insurer

Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii     Although the court was incredulous that the parties were disputing the possession of a gate opener allegedly damaged in a lightning strike, it granted the insured’s motion for partial summary judgment finding the insurer had converted the gate opener. Privratsky v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins Co.,… Continue reading Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment on Conversion Claim Against Insurer

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