When the punishment fits the crime … INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Sempf Nyren and his two minor-aged friends were hunting while using flashlights after lawful hunting hours. Nicholas discharged a firearm across a field, causing injury to Dianna Sunday, who was walking along the tree line on the other side of the field after descending from her bow hunting tree stand at the end
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Was driver unlicensed? INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online On December 14, 2018, Felicia Edwards and Robert Allen Marak were involved in a motor vehicle accident in Dadeville, Alabama. Felicia was driving a 2009 Toyota Camry that was owned by Annette Edwards and insured by Lyndon Southern Insurance Company. Marak was driving a tractor-trailer that was owned by Ben E. Keith Company, Inc. (BEK). As a result of
SLAPPed down INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online Allstate Insurance Company et al. filed a complaint on behalf of itself and the people of California against Dr. Sonny Rubin and related medical providers. Allstate generally alleged that Rubin prepared fraudulent patient medical records and billing statements in support of insurance claims. Rubin filed an anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) motion, arguing that the preparation and submission of
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS UIM limits challenged Kenneth Bogue was driving on a county road in Decatur, Indiana, followed by Terry Robinson and his passenger, Shelina Glover. Matthew Hahn was approaching these drivers on the same road from the opposite direction. As Bogue and Hahn were passing each other, Hahn clipped the trailer that Bogue was pulling. The impact forced Hahn into Robinson’s
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Burning down the house In September 2014, the Boles Fire damaged and destroyed numerous homes in the town of Weed, California, including the homes owned by Matthew Vulk, Gary Andrighetto, and James Dalin. They and others filed suit against their insurer, State Farm General Insurance Company, alleging claims that included breach of contract and negligence. Central to the dispute
