by Anthony Antonellis | Feb 12, 2020
Cases Ambiguity: Old White Charities, Inc. v. Bankers Insurance, LLC The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia decision denying an Old White Charities, Inc. motion for partial summary...
by Anthony Antonellis | Jan 24, 2020
Cases Date of Occurrence: Housing Northwest Inc. v. American Insurance Co. Oregon Court rules the term “occurred” was ambiguous as used in the subject insurance policy, which required an action be brought, “within two years after the date on which...
by Anthony Antonellis | Dec 12, 2019
Cases Auto. Policy Statute of Limitations: Erica Klein v Farmers Insurance Co of Idaho A recent case from the Supreme Court of Idaho addresses the proper method of calculating the statute of limitations for a cause of action under an automobile insurance policy. The...
by Anthony Antonellis | Sep 23, 2019
Cases Jennifer Pratts v. State Farm & Casualty Company A federal court in Pennsylvania finds the date of loss is an objective fact and reaffirms the loss date has nothing to do with insureds’ state of mind. “General State Authority is illustrative of...
by Anthony Antonellis | Sep 21, 2019
Cases Proof of Loss: Yanez v. American Strategic Insurance Corporation The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that an insured must submit a flood proof of loss. The court stated that “the provisions of an insurance policy issued pursuant to a federal...
