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Every decision we've filed under Insurance.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a summary judgment dismissal of a disability insurance dispute, ruling that the plaintiff's claims were barred by the statute of limitations.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion to reopen a final judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty point B six. The court held that a subsequent state supreme court ruling on similar facts did not constitute extraordinary circumstances sufficient to overcome the principle of finality.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court's denial of a motion for relief from a prior dismissal. The court held that a change in state law regarding insurance coverage for pandemic losses did not constitute extraordinary circumstances under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sixty point B six.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that limited an insurer's liability for a mansion fire to twenty-five thousand dollars. The court held that the property's contents were business property because the estate operated as a commercial lodging and events venue.
The Seventh Circuit vacated a dismissal of a biometric privacy lawsuit against a glasses manufacturer. The court held that the district court erred in accepting the defendant's medical claims as undisputed facts at the pleading stage.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling regarding an Employment Practices Liability Insurance Policy. The court held that the insurer could exercise its right to defend a claim before the insured exhausted the self-insured retention amount.
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that an insurance policy's prior work exclusion barred coverage for a contractor's negligence claims. The court held that the exclusion did not render the policy illusory because it still provided coverage for operations completed after the policy's inception date.
The Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court ruling regarding uninsured motorist coverage under Alabama law. The court held that a specialty antique vehicle policy may validly exclude portable coverage when the insured maintains a separate standard policy meeting statutory minimums.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a pro se plaintiff because the notice of appeal targeted a non-final magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The court held that such a recommendation is not a final judgment and cannot be appealed until the district court adopts it.
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a salmonella outbreak in peanut butter products constituted a single occurrence under commercial general liability insurance policies. The court held that the Lot Endorsement was ambiguous and could not override the policy definition of occurrence or Ohio's cause test.