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Insurance duty to defend prior acts exclusion does not apply to termination during policy period
Purple Pride, Inc., First Protective Insurance Company v. Burgess, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 18, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether...
Insurer Must Defend Policyholder Against Fraud Claims Despite Exclusion
Copeland Corp., L.L.C. v. Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on February 17, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Travelers Casualty an...
Eighth Circuit: "Intentional Acts" Exclusion Bars Coverage for Fraudulent Scheme
Auto-Owners Insurance Company v. Halo Foundation: Helping Art Liberate Orphans, decided by Eighth Circuit on January 27, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the dist...
Insurance duty to defend includes "substantially certain" harm, not just intent
Rababy v. Safeco Ins. Co., decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 24, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Safeco Insurance Company was obligated to defen...
Fifth Circuit: Intentional Acts Exclusion Bars Coverage for Town's Liability
Town of Vinton v. Indian Harbor, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 8, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Town of Vinton sued Indian Harbor Insurance Company for breach of contract and b...
Insurer cannot recover defense costs when duty to defend was triggered
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Diblin, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether State Farm Fire and Casualt...
Homeowners Policy Covers Fraudulent Acts by Third Parties
People v. U.S. Fire Ins. Co., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 1, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, a victim of a fraudulent scheme, sought to recover damages f...
Earth Movement Exclusion Trumps Windstorm Coverage in Insurance Dispute
Niemiec v. Markel Insurance Co., decided by Illinois Appellate Court on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Niemiec, sought coverage under an insurance policy issue...
Eighth Circuit: No Duty to Defend Fraud Claims Under Commercial Policy
Maxus Metropolitan, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Co., decided by Eighth Circuit on August 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of...
Ninth Circuit Affirms Insurance Denial for Intentional Fire
Farmers Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Montez, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed the district court's grant ...