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• Cheban v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

  Aug 22, 2019 | Cases

  An appellate court in Washington, reversing a trial court’s decision, has ruled that an insured’s auto insurance policy was ambiguous and that it covered his claim for loss of use damages.

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• McLaughlin v. Travelers Commercial Ins. Co.

  Aug 22, 2019 | Cases

  An appellate court in Washington, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that the ordinary meaning of “pedestrian” did not include a bicyclist and, therefore, has denied the bicyclist’s claim for personal injury protection (“PIP”) benefits under his auto insurance policy.

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• Stolz v. Travelers Commercial Ins. Co.

  Aug 22, 2019 | Cases

  A California court has ordered an insured to pay more than $20,000 to his homeowners’ insurance company after submitting a claim but failing to make his property available for inspection.

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• Injured Uber Driver Was Not Covered by Uber’s Insurer, 10th Circuit Says

  Aug 21, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  The Tenth Circuit has rejected a breach of contract claim brought by an Uber driver against Uber’s insurer after it refused to cover injuries she sustained in an accident on the return leg of a lengthy fare.

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• Washington Court Rejects UIM Policy Exclusion for ‘Diminished Value,’ But Upholds ‘Loss of Use’ Exclusion

  Aug 21, 2019 | Case Law Analysis

  A Washington court has ruled that an exclusion in an underinsured motorist insurance policy for “diminished value” resulting from physical damage to a vehicle was void, but that an exclusion for loss of use was not.

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• California Department of Insurance Finds Insurance Is Harder to Find After Wildfires

  Aug 21, 2019 | Legislative Regulatory Developments

  The California Department of Insurance has found that insurance is becoming harder to find for those in high wildfire-risk areas as a result of recent wildfires.

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Case Law Analysis ›

Bicyclist Allegedly Struck by Car Door Loses Bid for PIP Benefits as a ‘Pedestrian’

Washington Court Rejects UIM Policy Exclusion for ‘Diminished Value,’ But Upholds ‘Loss of Use’ Exclusion

Insured Entitled to ‘Loss of Use’ Damages, Washington Appellate Court Rules

Injured Uber Driver Was Not Covered by Uber’s Insurer, 10th Circuit Says

Plaintiff’s Attorney Fails to Recover Contingency Fee on Amount Insurer Paid Directly to Hospital

Legislative & Regulatory Developments ›

California Department of Insurance Finds Insurance Is Harder to Find After Wildfires

Pennsylvania Implements Workers’ Comp Insurance Changes

Texas Department of Insurance Warns Drivers: Make Sure Auto Insurance Is Legit

New Illinois Laws Expand Insurance Coverage for EpiPens, Lyme Disease Testing and Treatment

San José Mayor Liccardo Seeks to Require Insurance for Gun Owners

Verdicts & Settlements ›

Florida Jury Awards $2.1 Million to Bicyclist Hit by Car

Jury Rejects Suit by Worker Who Allegedly Fell at Park Avenue Worksite

Florida Jury Awards $1.9 Million to Shopper Who Slipped and Fell on Water

Property Owner’s Insurer Paying $275,000 to Woman Who Tripped Over Broken Sidewalk

Texas Jury Rejects Suit by Pedestrian Struck by Motor Vehicle

Eye on the Experts ›

Eroding Insurance Policies: As Time Passes, Policyholders Lose Out

Insurers Should Look at Drones as Part of a Bigger Ecosystem

Cybersecurity Update: NYDFS, NAIC, and What’s Going on in AL, SC, OH, MI, and MS?

Evolving Trends in the Regulation of Ancillary Vehicle Protection Products

When Is a Mistake an ‘Accident’?

Industry News ›

Some Protected Bike Lanes Leave Cyclists Vulnerable to Injury, Study Finds

Attorney Yafit Cohn Is First Chief Sustainability Officer at Travelers

Kyle Adams to Lead Everest Insurance’s Bermuda Insurance Operations

Insurance Coverage Law Center Publishes New Issue of ‘Insurance Coverage Law Report’

Four Insurance Recovery Lawyers Join Blank Rome from Kilpatrick Townsend