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Amicus Library

Physical Loss or Damage
Gharibian v. Wawanesa General
Year: 2025
Court: California Supreme Court
Case Number: S289700
Issue:
  • Physical Loss or Damage
State:
  • California

United Policyholders in partnership with the Consumer Federation of America submitted a request for depublication letter to the California Supreme Court. This issue regarded a California Court of Appeal decision that misconstrued well-established law when it held that a homeowner’s property insurance policy does not…

Seattle Tunnel Partners, et al. v. Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) PLC, et al.
Year: 2022
Court: Washington Supreme Court
Case Number: 100168-1
Issue:
  • Physical Loss or Damage
State:
  • Washington

In its amicus curiae brief, UP provides the Court with case law and perspective on the genesis and historical interpretation of the key coverage “trigger” language used in standard property insurance policies.

Mama Jo’s, Inc. v. Sparta Ins. Co.
Year: 2021
Court: United State Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Case Number: 18-12887
Issue:
  • Physical Loss or Damage
State:
  • Florida

In its brief, UP weighs in on whether the dust from a construction site adjacent to Mama Jo’s resulted in “direct physical loss or damage to the property enough to trigger policy coverage. The summary of the argument is taken from the amicus: “The issues…

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