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June 17, 2020 By Kent Bevan In Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company, Johnson appealed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of State Farm, which upheld an owned-vehicle uninsured motorist (UM) exclusion clause in two auto policies...
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March 18, 2020 By Kent Bevan An insurance case, American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Robert M. Sharon, examines the definition of “occurrence” and various policy exclusions raised by American Family. The plaintiff and homeowner, Robert Sharon, sued the sellers,...
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February 11, 2020 By Kent Bevan In Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company et al. v. Interstate Underground Warehouse, Interstate operated an underground storage facility in a cave that formerly housed a limestone mine near Kansas City, Missouri. Interstate...
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January 15, 2020 By Kent Bevan In Messina v. Shelter Insurance Company, the plaintiff, Messina, insured his home using Shelter Insurance Company. A brick veneer on an exterior wall of the house collapsed and Messina filed a property damage claim with Shelter, which...
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December 18, 2019 By Kent Bevan In Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Hari Om Rudra Hotel, LLC (hotel) the plaintiff, Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company (MFM), issued a business owner’s policy to the hotel. During the policy term, water infiltrated...
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November 25, 2019 By Kent Bevan In Aguilar v. Geico Casualty Company, Aguilar sustained serious injuries after a U-Haul truck driven by Hollandsworth ran into the motorcycle Aguilar was riding in Jackson County, Missouri. The claim was reported to Geico and the...
