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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Attorney Challenging First-Party Diminution of Value Claims Sanctioned by Ninth Circuit

For years, plaintiff’s attorney Montie S. Day has sued California auto insurers, arguing that the policy exclusion precluding coverage for first-party diminution of value damages claims is unenforceable. On November 30, 2023,...more

Robinson+Cole Property Insurance Coverage...

What Is Prompt Notice? Second Circuit Analyzes Late Notice In New York

Property insurance policies typically require that, once an insured suffers a loss, the insured report the loss to the insurance carrier promptly. The purpose of such a provision is to allow an insurer to investigate a claim...more

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Penalty Declined – Party Escapes Summary Judgment Despite Evasive Discovery Responses

On February 17, 2016, the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District in People ex rel. Government Employees Insurance Company (“GEICO”) v. Cruz (Court of Appeal D067061, Superior Court Case 37-2013-00029878),...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Courts Say There’s No Claim for “Reverse Bad Faith.” Could They Be Wrong?

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Last month, in State Auto Property & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Hargis, No. 13-5020 (6th Cir. May 6, 2015), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit predicted that the Kentucky Supreme Court would not allow insurers to sue...more

Cozen O'Connor

Sixth Circuit Refuses to Create a Cause of Action for Reverse Bad Faith

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In an opinion handed down last week, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to adopt a new cause of action under Kentucky law for a reverse bad faith claim by an insurer against its insured where the Kentucky Supreme...more

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