A commentary on insurance coverage issues in Hawaii and beyond
The court granted the insured's motion to strike the testimony of the insurer's expert because the opinion lacked sufficient explanation or analysis. Affinity Mut. Ins. v. Thacker Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heating, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84713 (N.D. Ind. May 20, 2019).
The insured owned a market that needed renovations. The…
The Texas Supreme Court ruled that the insurer's in-house expert's draft reports and communications were privileged and need not be produced. In Re City of Dickinson, Relator, 2019 Texas LEXIS 165 (Tex. Feb. 15, 2019).
The City of Dickinson had a commercial windstorm policy with the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
The trial court erred in excluding lay testimony on diminution of value of the insured's property and by requiring expert testimony. Woodrum v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 2018 Ga. App. LEXIS 429 (Ga. Ct. App. June 27, 2018).
During a thunderstorm, a large tree fell onto the roof…
