Court Declines to Compel Appraisal Where Coverage is Disputed[1]
In FutureCare Health and Management Corporation v. Affiliated FM Insurance Company, 2026 WL 1947844 (D. Md. 2026), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland held that appraisal
In Global Approach, Inc. v. Scottsdale Insurance Co., 2026 WL 1513430 (S.D. Fla. June 1, 2026), the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted summary judgment to the insurer, holding that the insured’s six-week delay in
In 5th and Main Condominium Association, Inc. v. Great American Insurance Company of New York, 2026 WL 1103277 (M.D. Tenn. 2026), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied the insured’s motion to compel discovery seeking
In Deja Realty Corp. v. Travelers Indemnity Company of America, 2026 WL 683303 (S.D.N.Y. 2026), the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to the insurer, holding that the insured’s year-long delay in
In Stella Property Development and Event Production, LLC v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company, 2026 WL 221489 (W.D. Pa. 2026), the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied summary judgment as to the applicability of the subject property
In Century Surety Co. v. EC & SM Guerra, LLC, 5:23-CV-01215-XR-RBF, 2025 WL 2602288 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 21, 2025) aff’2025 WL 2598375 (Sept. 5, 2025), the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas reaffirmed the magistrate’s report
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently clarified the enforceability of the “residence-premises” requirement in homeowners’ insurance policies. In Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Boniface Jean, the appellate court reversed a jury verdict in favor of the homeowner,
In Cannon Falls Area Schools v. Hanover American Insurance Company (2025 WL 2976533 (D. Minn. 2025)), the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota held that a property insurer properly denied coverage pursuant to a cosmetic damage exclusion
In Luke, Inc. v. Berkley National Insurance Company, 2025 WL 2210783 (W.D. Tenn. 2025), the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee determined that the “completion” of a construction project for purposes of coverage under a builder’s
In Carr v. Spinnaker Insurance Company, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court’s finding that property damage resulting from objectionable and imperfect work performed by an unlicensed contractor did not constitute covered vandalism
