INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Stumbling block Katherine Rosenberg-Wohl had a homeowners policy with State Farm Fire and Casualty Company that provided coverage on her home in San Francisco. The policy had a limitation provision that required lawsuits to be “started within one year after the date of loss or damage.” In late 2018 or early 2019, Rosenberg-Wohl noticed that on two occasions an elderly neighbor
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INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Was knee surgery warranted? On November 26, 2013, in Fayette County, Kentucky, Viviane Renot was stopped at a red light in her 2011 Mini Cooper. Carolyn Price was behind Renot in her 2011 Mazda CX-9 SUV. The pavement was wet and when Price attempted to stop, her vehicle began to slide. She contacted the rear of Renot’s vehicle. Renot has a
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS UIM case sparks dispute Sherry Glassman had both an automobile liability and an umbrella policy with Safeco Insurance Company of America. Glassman sustained significant bystander emotional distress damages after witnessing her mother’s fatal injuries when an underinsured (UIM) driver hit them both while they were walking together in a crosswalk. Glassman prevailed in a UIM arbitration against Safeco. The arbitration agreement
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Uninsured patient sues hospital Gene Moran, who was a patient at Huntington Beach Hospital three times in 2013, sued defendants Prime Healthcare Management, Inc.; Prime Healthcare Huntington Beach, LLC; Prime Healthcare Services, Inc.; and Prime Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (collectively the defendants), under various theories in 2013. In the appellate court’s prior opinion, it found that while most of Moran’s claims lacked
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Parsing a buy-sell agreement In April 2016, Clifford Christian contracted with Weatherall Builders, which was insured under a commercial general liability policy issued by United Fire & Casualty Company, to serve as general contractor on his project to construct four townhomes in Helena, Montana. During the policy period, Christian verbally requested to be named an additional insured, and Weatherall requested a
