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Homeowners Coverage for Arsonist’s Innocent Coinsured: Clarification From the MA Supreme Judicial Court

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In Aquino v. United Property & Casualty Company, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court addressed the responsibilities of an insurer under a homeowners policy to an innocent insured homeowner when her fiancée — a coinsured...more

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Can You Burn the House Down and Still Recover From Your Homeowners Insurer? An Illinois Judge Says Yes!

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Someday the editors of this blog will have to create a “Hall of Shame” for most witheringly wrong-headed pieces of first-party property insurance jurisprudence, and a clear contender is a federal decision out of Illinois that...more

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Tennessee Court Weighs in on Whether Arson is a Species of Vandalism and Malicious Mischief

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Last month in what was a case of first impression in Tennessee, a unanimous panel of the state’s intermediate level appellate court joined those jurisdictions that have concluded that arson does not constitute a type of...more

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Bad Faith Sentinel - August 2014

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In This Issue: - Northern District of Texas Dismisses Bad Faith Claims in Well-Control Policy Dispute - District of South Dakota: Denying a Claim for Reasons Known to be False is Not a Reasonable Basis to Deny...more

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Northern District of Ohio: No Reasonable Jury Could Conclude That Insurer’s Denial of Coverage For Two Arsons Was Not Justified

Givens v. West Bend Mut. Ins. Co., No. 4:13 CV 1287, 2014 WL 2946672 (N.D. Ohio Jul. 1, 2014) - The Northern District of Ohio concludes that insurer was justified in denying claim for two fires that were undisputedly...more

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