Tag: Coverage
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Insurance Expert Witness’ Testimony With Regard to the Contract Interpretation Claims Excluded
Plaintiffs (collectively, Allied World) are insurance companies that denied coverage to Defendant MNS Ltd., a retailer, for liability stemming from MNS’s settlement of a separate class action lawsuit. In the present lawsuit, two sets of claims are teed up: first, whether Allied World owes MNS a duty of coverage under the relevant insurance policies, and…
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Court Refused to Exclude Insurance Expert Witness’ Opinions on Insurance Availability
This case stems from a dispute over a provision of a ground lease between Stewart Development, LLC and 111 Veterans Boulevard, LLC. Stewart owned Heritage Plaza, a Class A office building in Metairie, Louisiana but leases the land on which it sits pursuant to a ground lease. 111 Veterans took over this ground lease in…
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Insurance Coverage Expert Witness Not Allowed to Opine on the Specific Costs He Identified in his Estimate
In March 2019, Zeqa, the Plaintiff bought a two-story home on 3 acres in Lincoln Park, New Jersey, for $310,000. Before the purchase, an inspection revealed pre-existing water damage, which remained unaddressed after Zeqa took ownership. Hanover, the Defendant insured the property under a homeowner’s policy, covering the dwelling, personal property, and living expenses, with…
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Real Estate Appraisal Expert Witness’ Fair Market Value Testimony Admitted
Around 6:00 AM on April 16, 2022, a fire largely destroyed a two-story, wood frame house at 408 Oak St. in Saginaw, Michigan (the “Oak Street House”). Plaintiff Raphael Arnett owned the house, and Defendant Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Co. insured it. Two days after the fire, Plaintiff filed a claim with Defendant, seeking…
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Insurance Expert Witness’ Ultimate Conclusions about the Defendant’s Conduct Rejected
This matter arises out of a motor vehicle accident (“MVA”) on May 15, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. Plaintiff, Richard Marion Jr was driving a vehicle registered in the State of Nebraska and insured by American Family under a Nebraska family car policy and Umbrella policy (“Policy”) issued to Plaintiff’s parents, Richard and Angela Marion. Marion…
