8th Circuit: COVID Stay-at-Home Orders Did Not ‘Quarantine’ Skiers February 28, 2023 By Jim Sams Government orders that restricted access to non-essential businesses during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were not “quarantines” that...
Ordinance-or-Law Endorsement Entitles Mall Owner to Roof Replacement, 8th Circuit Says July 29, 2022 By Jim Sams The ordinance-or-law endorsement in a commercial property policy may require Cincinnati Insurance Co. to pay $1.3 million to replace a...
Appeals Court Reverses Verdict Against Surgeon in Spinal Implant Kickback Case July 28, 2022 A federal appellate court overturned a $5.5 million jury verdict against a Missouri orthopedic surgeon who is accused in a...
FEMA Contractors Not Liable for Misrepresentations About Flood Risk May 3, 2022 By Jim Sams The North Fork of the White River in southern Missouri is a nationally known fly-fishing destination, teeming with brown and...
Iowa Issues 2nd State Supreme Court Ruling Finding No Coverage for COVID Income Loss April 25, 2022 By Jim Sams The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled in two separate decisions that COVID-19 did not cause a physical loss or...
8th Circuit: Insurer Owes for Total Loss Despite Payment for Previous Damage Claim January 25, 2022 By Jim Sams In March 2019, a fire damaged Craig and Katie Shaw’s house outside the hamlet of Adams in rural southern Minnesota....
Claim For Fatal Heat Stroke Barred by Missouri Ruling on Co-Employee Lawsuits December 22, 2021 By Jim Sams Tyler Scott Halsey worked himself to death trimming trees in 96-degree heat, his parents say. They alleged in a lawsuit...
8th Circuit: Policyholder Entitled to Appraisal to Determine Cause of Damage December 8, 2021 By Jim Sams A Minnesota property owner has a right to an appraisal to determine the cause of a loss even if the...
8th Circuit Finds No Ambiguity in Motorcycle Exclusion October 19, 2021 By Claims Journal staff The 8th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Monday that there is no ambiguity in the term “owned motorcycle” and affirmed...
11th Circuit Adds to Plaintiff Losing Streak for COVID Business Interruption Claims September 2, 2021 By Jim Sams Another federal appellate court has ruled against a policyholder who sought coverage for business interruption losses caused by coronavirus restrictions,...