by Anthony Antonellis | Feb 5, 2021
Cases Edward And Lisa McCaffrey v. Great Northern Insurance Company The United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted an insured’s motion for vacation of appraisal decision due to the umpire’s improper limitation of the scope of damages considered...
by Anthony Antonellis | Dec 23, 2020
Cases Blackboard Specialty Insurance Company, etc. v. YTech-1428 Brickell, LLC A Florida Appellate Court ruled recently that an appraisal award must be confirmed by a trial court only by a motion made in the context of an existing lawsuit. The plaintiff in this action...
by Anthony Antonellis | Nov 9, 2020
Cases American Capital Assurance Corp. v. Leeward Bay at Tarpon Bay Condominium Association, Inc. An appellate court in Florida upheld a lower court’s ruling when they rejected an insurer’s argument that the lower court erred when they ordered appraisal before...
by Anthony Antonellis | Mar 20, 2020
Cases Appraisal: Oliver v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Ins. Co. The Minnesota Supreme Court recently overturned a Court of Appeals of Minnesota decision from 1985, ruling that the Minnesota Uniform Arbitration Act does not apply to appraisal awards. In David A....
by Anthony Antonellis | Mar 20, 2020
Cases Appraisal: Bonbeck Parker, LLC v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America The United States District Court for the District of Colorado ruled that an insurer’s refusal to engage in appraisal in order to get a court’s ruling on whether an appraisal proceeding...