A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The insurer was awarded summary judgment, in part, after paying a portion of the insured’s claim for hurricane damage. Taylor v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 231406 (S.D. Ala. Nov. 24, 2025).
The Taylors’ home was damaged by Hurricane Sally. They submitted a claim under their homeowners’ policy to…
The court conditionally granted the insurer’s writ of mandamus to compel an appraisal after the trial court denied the insurer’s motion to compel appraisal. In re Am. Zurich Ins. Co., 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 8932 (Tex. Ct. App. Nov. 20, 2025).
The insureds, Jay Steinfeld and Barbara Winthrop (Steinfeld) ,hired Southhampton Group to build…
The insureds’ suit for coverage due to a collapse of their barn was dismissed while the bad faith against the insurer survived. Funaro v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 227346 (W. D. Pa. Nov 19, 2025).
The insureds’ barn was insured by State Farm. The insureds alleged that…
The court refused to dismiss the insured’s claim for hail damage based on late notice because the insurer failed to demonstrate it had suffered prejudice. Borene UMC v. Church Mut. Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 210767 (W.D. Texas Oct. 27, 2025).
Boerne UMC owned multiple buildings that were allegedly damaged during a hailstorm…
The insured’s bad faith claims failed as the court found that the insurer’s handling of the claim was reasonable. Terrazas v. State Farm Lloyds, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 201925 (W.D. Tex. Oct. 20. 2025).
Plaintiff filed a claim with State Farm when her home suffered hail damage. Claims Specialist Denice Gomez was assigned to…
The court denied the insurer’s motion to dismiss the insured’s breach of contract claim, but granted the motion to dismiss without prejudice the bad faith claim. Terrazas v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 173920 (D. Colo. Sept 5, 2025).
The plaintiff, Alejandro Garcia-Terrazas, had a policy issued by State…
The magistrate judge recommended that the insurer's motion for summary judgment regarding the insured's bad faith claims be granted. Thornton v. HJB State Farm Lloyds, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151342 (W.D. Texas Aug. 5, 2025).
The insureds claimed their home was damaged in a wind and hail storm. A claim…
The federal district court applying Kentucky law denied the insurer's motion to dismiss bad faith claims, but granted the motion for dismissal of the insured's negligence claim. Smith v. Am. Strategic Ins., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140900 (W.D. Ky. July 23, 2025).
The Smiths purchased a homeowners policy from American…
The court denied the insurer's motion to strike the insureds' expert witnesses, and denied the insurer's motion to dismiss all claims raised under the state's unfair claims settlement act. Gerstman v. Crestbrook Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108705 (N.D. Tex. June 9, 2025).
The insureds' property suffered damage when…
After vandals caused extensive water damage to the insured's building, the claim for resulting loss was rejected by the federal district court. Epperson v. Lexington Ins. Co., 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 102028 (S.D. Ohio May 29, 2025).
The insured's borrower defaulted on a loan for purchase of a 78,000 square…
