The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of the insured's claim for damage to her home caused by collapse. Stewart v. Metropolitan Lloyds Ins. Co. of Texas, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 14221 (5th Girl May 13, 2021).
One evening, the insured was awakened by a loud bang that shook
Answering a certified question, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that the insurer could calculate actual cash value (ACV) by including an estimate of the depreciation of embedded labor costs. Butler v. Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., 2021 S. C. LEXIS 51 (S.C. May 12, 2021).
Two insureds had
The insured beauty salon's claim for losses caused by shutdown orders due to COVID-19 survived the insurer's motion to dismiss based upon a Communicable Disease endorsement. Treo Salon, Inc. v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 88577 (S.D. Ill. May 10, 2021).
The insured's policy included
The insurer's argument that the insured restaurants' claim for business interruption due to COVID-19 should be dismissed because there was no physical damage to the structure was rejected by the federal district court in Alabama. Serendipitous, LLC v. Cincinnati Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86998 (N.D. Ala. May 6, 2021).
The court found that the insured hair salon and barbershop plausibly alleged an entitlement to coverage for lost business income when the government orders restricted use of the property as intended. Seifert v. IMT Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 103420 (D. Minn. June 2, 2021).
Plaintiff's business was ordered
The Federal District Court for the Easter District of Texas rejected the insurer's motion for judgment on the pleadings on the insured's claim for losses due to the coronavirus. Cinemark Holdings, Inc. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 90124 (E.D. Tex. May 5, 2021).
Cinemark operated the
When sued for construction defects caused by the subcontractor, the general contractor was granted summary judgment on the issue of coverage under the subcontractor's policy. Meritage Homes of Ga. v. Grange Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84591 (N.D. Ga. March 23, 2021).
Meritage built a home for the
The Ninth Circuit found that a California statute excluding coverage for alleged violation of consumer protection laws did not violate due process. Adir Int'l, LLC v. Starr Indem. & Liability Co., 2021 U.S. App,. LEXIS 10756 (9th Cir. April 15, 2021).
Adir operated a retail chain called Curacao. In 2017
The insured's coverage suit seeking the defense and indemnity of the underlying action pursued by Kona coffee growers was transferred from the Western District of Washington to the Western District of Michigan. Kihnke v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Corp., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 71991 (W.D. Wash. April 14, 2021).
The insured
The court denied both parties' motions for partial judgment on the pleadings seeking clarification of the policy's contamination exclusion. Thor Equities, LLC v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 62967 (S.D. N.Y. March 31, 2021).
Thor was a commercial landlord, renting properties across the country to hundreds of