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An appellate court in Michigan has ruled that an insured's failure to disclose income to the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration supported his insurer's position that he made fraudulent statements to the insurer when he sought to recover benefits under his auto policy.
A federal district court in New Jersey has refused to dismiss a company's lawsuit against its insurer seeking to recover a nearly $1 million loss allegedly caused by a hacker.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a Pennsylvania law barring payment of unemployment compensation benefits for an incarcerated employee does not apply to a person incarcerated on weekends only.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the statutory cap on noneconomic damages resulting from bodily injury – contained in 23 O.S. 2011 § 61.2(B)-(F) – was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court of Montana has reversed a trial court's decision that a $10 million stipulated settlement entered into by plaintiffs with an insured accounting firm was reasonable.
A Missouri appellate court, reversing a trial court's decision, has ruled that four insurance policies issued to a couple unambiguously prohibited stacking of underinsured motorist benefits.
An Arizona appellate court has ruled that a woman who drove a car without the permission of either named insured was not entitled to coverage under their insurance policy for an auto accident.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has ruled that the term “resident” in a divorced mother's homeowners' insurance policy was ambiguous for purposes of coverage of a lawsuit against her for negligently storing a handgun her son used to commit murder.
A Florida appellate court has rejected a jury's award of damages to insured homeowners where the jury also found that the homeowners had made material misrepresentations about their claim to their insurer, which voided their policy.
An appellate court in Maryland has ruled that an injured third party who successfully pursued a claim against an insurer for increased liability coverage was not an “insured” entitled to payment of her attorneys' fees and costs.
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