A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
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…
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…
The court denied the insurer's motion to dismiss a preschool's claim for business interruption due to COVID-19. An endorsement provided coverage for shutdowns by order or recommendation of government authorities due to a communicable disease. Baldwin Acad., Inc. v. Markel Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 239916 (S.D. Calif. Dec. 21, 2020). …
The insured's claim for the cancellation of a beer order due to COVID-19, leading to its spoiling, was not covered for loss of business income. Harvest Moon Distributors, LLC v. Southern-Owners Ins. Co., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189390 (M.D. Fla. Oct. 9. 2020).
Harvest Moon purchased beer under a contract…
The Vermont Supreme Court reversed the trial court's decision for collapse coverage. Commercial Constr. Endeavors, Inc. v. Ohio Sec. Ins. Co., 2019 Vt. LEXIS 173 (Vt. Sup. Ct. Dec. 13,2019).
Commercial Construction Endeavors, Inc. (CCE) built a livestock barn. By late December 2014, the barn was partially complete, with the…
