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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
Paul Hastings LLP

Antitrust Lawsuits Accuse Insurers of Conspiring to Deny Fire Insurance to California Homeowners

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On April 18, 2025, law firms representing California homeowners filed a pair of lawsuits accusing dozens of insurance companies of conspiring to deny property insurance to homeowners in fire-prone areas of California,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

UnitedHealthcare Must Face State Law Claims in Class Action Suit for AI Driven Coverage Denials of Medicare Advantage Claims

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Daytime television inundates American seniors with advertisements for UnitedHealthcare’s (“UHC”) Medicare Advantage Plans. On its website, UHC claims its Medicare Advantage Plans “stand out from the rest,” providing...more

Allen Matkins

What You Need to Know about the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan (FAIR Plan)

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This alert begins our series discussing legal issues related to the Southern California wildfires. We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available. Due to the high risk of wildfires in California,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

No Coverage for Class Action Claim First Made When Asserted in Counterclaim Before Coverage Period

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The United States District Court for the District of Kansas, applying Kansas law, has held that an insured is not entitled to coverage under a claims-made-and-reported policy because the tendered class action counterclaim was...more

Alston & Bird

Insurance Insights for the Dog Days of August

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, the California Supreme Court covers COVID-19 claims, Georgia...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

New York Insurance Coverage Law Update - October 2023

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The insured, a jewelry business, filed a coverage action against Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, which denied coverage to the insured under a policy purchased for the insured’s jewelry. The insured’s complaint...more

Carlton Fields

Ninth Circuit Confirms Privacy Exclusion Bars TCPA Claims

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Claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) present numerous issues for insurance companies and policyholders. Because TCPA claims lend themselves to class action suits, the potential exposure can be...more

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Labor Depreciation Class Action: New Eighth Circuit Decision

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This week the Eighth Circuit issued its long-awaited decision in a class action against State Farm involving the “labor depreciation” issue that I have covered extensively on this blog. State Farm prevailed on both the merits...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Ninth Circuit Shuts Down Lakers: TCPA Means “Privacy” When It Comes to Insurance Coverage

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As many practitioners who work with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) know, getting insurance providers to cover TCPA cases is a difficult proposition. The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed this notion in Los Angeles...more

Polsinelli

Ninth Circuit Stuffs Policyholders on Defense of TCPA Class Actions

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In a sweeping opinion in Los Angeles Lakers v. Federal Insurance Co., the Ninth Circuit on Aug. 23, held the Lakers are not entitled to insurance coverage for a class action lawsuit alleging claims under the Telephone...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Update on Labor Depreciation Class Actions

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There have been two recent federal district court decisions in the widespread class action litigation involving the application of depreciation to the labor cost component of replacement cost value on property insurance...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

The Ghost of Systems Past: “Big Data” Suits Loom, But Old Data Issues Remain Unresolved

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2017 could be big for litigation over “Big Data” applications in insurance. This past year saw the filing of several “price optimization” class actions, and claims against a fraud detection tool, similar to the ones used by...more

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Third Circuit Slams The Door On Coverage For The Cost of Defending Excluded Claims—Then Leaves It Wide Open

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An insured corporation settles a class action, and a portion of the settlement pays the plaintiffs’ attorneys. Payments to the class are excluded from coverage under the terms of the corporation’s liability policy. But can...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

A Handy Tip for Avoiding Coverage Denial Based on Policy Exclusion In Renewal Policy: Confirm That Insurer Complied With...

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The recent decision in Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. Chapman, 2016 IL App (1st) 150919, illustrates how non-compliance with an insurance renewal statute potentially could bar an insurer from denying coverage. At issue in...more

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Diminished Value Claims Under Homeowners Coverage Certified in Georgia Class Action

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The court in Thompson v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 30308 (D. Ga. 2016), recently issued a mixed ruling on class certification regarding diminished value claims for Georgia homeowners. The plaintiffs...more

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