A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The insurer’s motion for summary judgment seeking to eliminate the insured’s claims for damage from a water leak, bad faith and punitive damages failed. Nargizyan v, State Farm General Ins. Co., 2026 Cal App. LEXIS 302 (Cal. Ct. App. April 15, 2026).
The insured noticed tiles on his kitchen floor were warmer than usual.
The insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment to dispose of the insured’s bad faith claim was unsuccessful. Page v. State Farm Lloyds, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102293 (E.D. Texas March 18, 2026).
Plaintiff insured alleged that hail and a windstorm caused damage to his property. The damage was reported to the defendant insurer. A…
The court granted the insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment because the insured failed to present evidence that the insurer failed to conduct a reasonable investigation. PSY Burger, LLC v. State Farm General Insurance Company, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 66991(C.D. Cal. March 20, 2026).
The insured’s commercial property suffered heavy damage from tropical storm…
The court denied the insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment on the insured’s bad faith claim, but granted the motion on the insured’s claim for punitive damages. Serbian Orthodox Church v. Brotherhood Mut. Ins. Co., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58234 (S.D. Cal. March 19, 2026).
On February 1, 2023, the Church filed a claim…
The court denied the insured’s motion for summary judgment finding genuine issues of fact regarding implication of the policy’s ensuing loss provision. Stella Prop. Dev.. & Event Productions, LLC v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15854 (W.D. Pa. Jan. 28, 2026).
Stella owned a cultural center that was insured under a commercial…
The court granted the insurer’s and the mortgagee’s motions to dismiss the homeowner’s claims for breach of contract, bad faith and breach of fiduciary duty. Morris v. Standard Guar. Ins. Co., et al., 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12354 (N.D. Okla. Jan. 23, 2026).
PHH Mortgage Corporation was Plaintiff Sidney Morris’ mortgagee. The mortgage required…
Applying Texas law, the federal district court found there was no coverage for damage to the insured’s commercial building due to the bursting of frozen pipes. Barona v. State Farm Lloyds, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 257379 (S.D. Texas Dec. 12, 2025).
Freezing weather froze Barona’s plumbing fixtures, causing significant water damage to the commercial property…
After the insurer denied coverage for a massive computer outage, the insured prevailed on a motion for summary judgment seeking an interpretation of the cyber policy. Southwest Airlines Co. v. Liberty Ins. Underwriters Inc., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 272540 (N.D. Texas Dec. 2, 2025).
Southwest suffered a systemwide computer failure in July 2016. The…
The federal district court in North Carolina dismissed the insured’s complaint for losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but granted leave to amend the complaint. The Durham Wood Fired Pizza Company LLC, et al. v. The Cincinnati Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 250083 (M.D. N.C. Dec. 4, 2025).
Plaintiffs were four restaurants who…
The federal district court in Tennessee granted the insured’s motion for summary judgment finding the appraisal award was properly determined despite the insurer’s argument that the appraisal panel considered causation of the loss. Nashville Communications, Inc. v. Auto-Owners (Mutual) Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 223455 (M.D. Tenn. Nov. 13, 2025)
A windstorm struck…
