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No Coverage When Vehicle not Identified in the Policy
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In Progressive Specialty Insurance Company v.  Willie Richardson, No. 7:24-cv-0974-RDP, United States District Court, N.D. Alabama, Western Division (February 5, 2025) Plaintiff Progressive Specialty Insurance Company’s (“Progressive”) moved the USDC for Default Judgment. Progressive seeks entry

DEFINITION OF “CONTRACTOR” CONTROLLED CONTRACT INTERPRETATION
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The Eleventh Circuit was asked to resolve who was responsible for a workers’ compensation claim filed by Steven Brock, who was injured while driving a truck for Stafford Transport of Michigan, Inc., while Brock, an authorized driver for

Meaningful Linkage Between Notice & Class Action Requires Coverage
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See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6j63k7-notice-to-insurers-of-potential-claim-controls.html and at https://youtu.be/OPsYVoOpevc
The Supreme Court of Delaware, En Banc, dealt with an insurance coverage dispute where Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appealed a decision from the Superior Court of Delaware.
In Re Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Insurance Appeals, Nos. 154,

Parole Violation Puts Convicted Insurance Fraudster Back in Jail
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Facts
In Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania v. Kalani Watts, Nos. 2399 EDA 2023, 895 EDA 2024, No. J-S37026-24, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (January 27, 2025) Watts entered a negotiated guilty plea to one count each of

Insurance Fraud Leads to Violent Crime
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CRIMINAL CONDUCT NEVER GETS BETTER
In The People v. Dennis Lee Givens, B330497, California Court of Appeals, Second District, Eighth Division (February 3, 2025) Givens appealed to reverse his conviction for human trafficking and sought an order

Police Officer’s Involvement in Insurance Fraud Results in Jail
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Von Harris was convicted of bribery, forgery, and insurance fraud. He appealed his conviction and sentence. His appeal was denied, and the Court of Appeals upheld the conviction.
In State Of Ohio v. Von Harris, 2025-Ohio-279,

To Dispute an Arbitration Finding Party Must File Dispute Within 20 Days
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EXCUSABLE NEGLECT SUFFICIENT TO DISPUTE ARBITRATION LATE

In Howard Roy Housen and Valerie Housen v.  Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, No. 4D2023-2720,  Florida Court of Appeals, Fourth District (January 22, 2025)

Insurance Agent Has No Obligation to Investigate an Insured’s Coverage Needs
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See the full video at https://rumble.com/v6gi15p-claimed-misrepresentation-about-a-different-policy-irrelevant.html and at https://youtu.be/N2eNNAhtwu0
Plaintiff Liza Sims’ mother owned a house in Magalia, California, that was insured under a policy issued to her by Farmers Insurance. Before the Camp Fire, Sims lived alone in her mother’s house

When Claims are Fairly Debatable There is No Bad Faith
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Homeowners appealed from the district court’s denial of their breach-of-contract, consequential-damages, and bad-faith claims in Donnie Paul Bradley and Melanie Yvonne Bradley v.  Allstate Insurance Company, No. 23-1397, Court of Appeals of Iowa on

ZIFL Volume 29, Issue 3

The Source for the Insurance Fraud Professional
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