Tag: Insurance Industry
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Insurance Expert Was Allowed to Opine on Property Coverage Claims
Church Mutual renewed an insurance policy issued to Chabad of New Mexico on June 2, 2022, which covered certain real property owned by Chabad in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The policy includes a vacancy condition providing that if a building has been vacant for more than 60 consecutive days before a loss, coverage is limited.…
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Insurance Expert’s Testimony on Legal Obligations Excluded
Plaintiff The Lucia Family Trust (“Plaintiff” or the “Trust”) and non-party Daniel Unrein had a homeowners insurance policy (the “Policy”) with Defendant American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. (“Defendant” or “American Family”). The policy covered a property located in Denver, Colorado (the “Property”). A fire occurred at the property in September 2021, and Unrein submitted…
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Experts Attempted to Present Legal Opinions Disguised as Industry Standards
Defendants 1536 Blue Jay Way, LLC and Michael Herman (collectively, Blue Jay Way) have brought claims against Defendant LMID, Inc. and others for negligence and negligence per se related to the renovation of a high-end home. Plaintiff Travelers has been defending its insured, Defendant LMID, Inc. (LMID), in state court since June 2020. Travelers has…
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Insurance Expert Witness Barred from Testifying as to which Party is at Fault
This case involves an accumulator universal life insurance policy purchased by Dr. Herbert Wiegand in 2000 when he was 82 years old. The insured was his second wife, Jean Wiegand (nee Walters), who was 80 years old at the time. The policy had a face value (death benefit) of $1.4 million and a maturity date…
