Explore 22 court opinions on Insurance Contract Interpretation. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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Insurance policy exclusion bars claim; bad faith claim fails
Stewart v. Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Stewart, sued Farmers Insurance for breach of contrac...
Insurance policies did not cover aircraft medical transport services
Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., Jet ICU v. Worldwide Insurance Services, LLC., Geoblue, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case...
Policy exclusions for water damage affirmed in insurance dispute
Jose Quinones and Nancy Quinones v. Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Quinonese...
Water Damage Exclusion Ambiguous, Court Rules
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Wendy D. Montgomery and Morris L. Montgomery, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. The core dis...
Court Affirms Denial of Insurance Claim Due to Insufficient Evidence of Damages
David and Rebecca Bowen v. Texas Fair Plan Association, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Bowens sued the Texas Fair Plan Association (TF...
Insurance policy exclusion for "flood" bars water damage claim
Cleary v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Cleary, sued Nationwide for breach of contract and bad fa...
Insurance policy exclusion for water damage upheld; bad faith claim denied
Makyja Kearney v. the Standard Fire Insurance Company, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Makyja Kearney, sued the de...
Appellate Court Affirms Insurer's Summary Judgment in Water Damage Claim
People's Trust Insurance Company v. Dory Jeditt, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's dec...
Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jonekia Scott, Mariah Scott, and Christopher Scott v. Alamo Title Insurance Company, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whet...
Insurer's denial of coverage upheld based on policy interpretation
Tolani v. Med. Mut. of Ohio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tolani, sued Medical Mutual of Ohio for breach of contract and b...
State Farm policy cancellation upheld; bad faith claim denied
Reynolds v. State Farm Insurance Co., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on December 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Reynolds, sued State Farm after their policy was can...
HOA denied mold coverage; court finds no bad faith, affirms contract damages
People v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 17, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. The plaintiff, a homeowners association, sued the defendant insurer for breach of ...
Federal Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Crop Insurance Breach Claim
Sweet Harvest Foods v. United States, decided by Federal Circuit on October 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of Federal Claims' dismissal of Sweet ...
Sixth Circuit Affirms 'All Sums' Allocation for Environmental Insurance Claims
Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins. Co., decided by Sixth Circuit on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary...
Kentucky Appeals Court: 'Wear and Tear' Exclusion Bars Chicken Coop Damage Claim
Georgetown Chicken Coop, LLC v. Grange Insurance Company, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Georgetown Chicken Coop, LLC (GCC) sued Grange I...
Sixth Circuit Affirms State Farm's Denial of Insurance Claim
Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co., decided by Sixth Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgmen...
Water Damage Exclusion Upheld in Insurance Denial
Cobos v. Nat. Gen. Insurance Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Cobos, sued National General Insurance Company for breach ...
All-Risk Policy Covers "Sudden and Accidental" Pollution Release
Lara v. Cal. Ins. Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 23, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute in Lara v. Cal. Ins. Co. concerned whether an insurance policy's "a...
Appellate Court Affirms Insurer's Interpretation of Replacement Cost Policy
Bunjo v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on June 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bunjo, sued State Farm after a fire damaged their p...
Iowa Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Insured in Hail Damage Dispute
John Dostart v. Columbia Insurance Group, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on April 18, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, John Dostart, sued Columbia Insurance Group for breach of...
Iowa Court Affirms Insurer's Denial of Home Damage Claim
John Dostart v. Columbia Insurance Group, decided by Iowa Supreme Court on April 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, John Dostart, sued Columbia Insurance Group for breach of...
Virus exclusion doesn't negate physical loss for business interruption claims
Arzate v. ACE American Insurance Company, decided by California Court of Appeal on February 19, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Arzate, sued ACE American Insurance Company af...