A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The Sixth Circuit affirmed the District Court's decision that the insureds could not recover for a partial collapse of a wall. Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. GCC Construction, LLC, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 31518 (6th Cir. Dec. 11, 2024).
Tahini Main Street bought a century-old building in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The building…
The Ninth Circuit overturned the district court's certification of a class challenging a life insurance company's closing of policies without notice for failure to pay premiums. Small v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am., 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 31231 (9th Cir. Dec. 10, 2024).
Provisions in California's Insurance Code…
After the insured's attempted launch failed and coverage was denied. the insured's motion for judgment on the pleadings was unsuccessful. United Launch Alliance, LLC v. Factory Mut. Ins. Coverage, et al., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210380 (S.D. N. Y. Nov. 18, 2024).
United Launch Alliance, LLC (United) was a launch…
The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's application of the policy's "professional services" exclusion to deny coverage. State of Oregon v. Haag Home for Boys, Inc., 2024 Ore. App. LEXIS 1674 (Ore. Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2024).
Haag Home for Boys, Inc. (Haag) operated a home for boys…
The court granted in part, denied in part, the insurer's motion to strike the expert report submitted by the insured's expert expressing opinions on coverage. Allied World Nat'l Assurance Co. v. MNS's Expert NHC, Inc., 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 220680 (D. Haw. Dec. 5, 2024).
Allied World denied coverage to…
The Seventh Circuit reversed the district court's finding that the insured architecture firm was not entitled to a defense. Cornice & Rose International, LLC v. Acuity, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 29925 (7th Cir. Nov. 25, 2024).
Cornice, an architectural firm, oversaw the construction of a building in Iowa. Under the…
The court reversed dismissal of all claims against the insurers for a work-related death after determining that policy exclusions conflicted with statutory mandates on coverage. Waiau, et al. v. Hawaii Employers' Mut. Ins. Co, Inc., et al., 2024 Haw. App, LEXIS 583 (Haw. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2014).
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