Engaged by defense counsel for Surplus Lines broker as their Agent Errors & Omissions and Insurance Bad Faith expert. Case required analysis of Property, Flood Insurance and Business Income claims issues relative to Statements of Value, Margin Clauses and Scheduled vs. Blanket policies. Litigation resulted from disputed values during flood claim settlement. Attorneys David Clark and Jack Urquhart, Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons, LLP (713) 623-0887. Menard v. Wells Fargo and Swett & Crawford; Civil Action No. 10-cv-7592, State of Wisconsin Circuit Court Milwaukee County.
Category: Flood Insurance
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Jul2013
Engaged by defense counsel as their Flood Insurance and Agent’s Errors & Omissions expert. Case required analysis of Insurance Bad Faith allegations resulting from claim denial for Flood Zone A locations. Claim included loss of Property and Business Income under an Inland Marine policy form. Attorney Tom Cooper, Pignato, Cooper, Kolker, & Roberson, P.C. (405) 606-3333. Coast to Coast Power Sports v. Robert Bates Agency, et al; Case No. CJ-2012-03555 In The District Court In And For Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
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Jun2011
Engaged as Flood Insurance and Insurance Bad Faith expert by attorney filing a Class Action Complaint for a group of NFIP policyholders. Claims dispute arose over inconsistencies between declarations pages and NFIP Dwelling policy definitions of “Basements” and “Elevated Buildings.” Grigsby, et al v. Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Company; Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-03800, In the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Attorney John Grazier, (281) 335-7466.
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Nov2010
Engaged by counsel for insured as their Flood Insurance and Agent Errors & Omissions expert. Case revolved around agent’s faulty flood zone determination and resultant claim penalties after a car wash suffered severe flood damage. Attorney Charles Japhet (210) 554-5278. Hometex Corporation v. McMullan Insurance Agency, Inc., et al; Cause No. BA-CV-05-00012 in The 216th Judicial District Court, Bandera County, Texas.
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May2010
Designated by defense counsel as their Flood Insurance and Agent’s Errors & Omissions expert. Litigation involved Hurricane Ike flood claim disputes. Pleadings included allegations against the agent of Insurance Bad Faith and failure to procure Business Income. Attorney Brendan Cook, Baker & McKenzie, (713) 427-5000. South Coast Cement v. Willis of Texas, et al; Cause No. 60,687 in County Court at Law Number 1, Galveston County, Texas.
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Feb2010
Retained by defense counsel for insurance agency as Agent Errors & Omissions, Homeowners and Flood Insurance expert. Case required expertise as to the effect revised FEMA flood zone maps have on available coverage. Seale v. Lyons Insurance Agency, No.: 2007-6427, 14th Judicial District Court, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Attorney David Calogero, Davidson Meaux Attorneys, (337) 237-1660.
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Feb2010
Designated by policyholder counsel as their Agents Errors & Omissions, Insurance Bad Faith and Property Insurance Expert. Engagement required expertise with blanket insurance, coinsurance vs. Agreed Value, Business Income, Wet Marine Insurance, and Surplus Lines custom & practice. Claim dispute followed after multi-million dollar flood damage to the largest marina on Lake Texoma. Lake Texoma Highport, LLC v. Lloyd’s of London, et al; Civil Action No. 4:08cv285; In The United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Texas, Sherman Division. Attorney Bart Higgins – Shields, Britton, Frazier (972) 788-2040.
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Nov2009
Designated by plaintiff counsel as Property Insurance, Flood Insurance and Agent’s Errors & Omissions expert. Case involved DIC, inaccurate NFIP Flood Zones, and flood coverage omitted from property insurance policy schedules. Cummins Northwest v. PLW, INC., et al, No. CV-09-334-HA; US District Court for the District of Oregon. Attorney David M. Brenner, (206) 389-1773, Riddell Williams, P.S.
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Nov2009
Retained by defense counsel as a consulting expert for Flood Insurance and Agent Errors & Omissions. Case involved flood and wind damage to two high value homes damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Attorney Ed Beder, Brantley Arant Boult Cummings, LLP (202) 719-8290. Conwill v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, et al, Civil Action Number 1:08-CV-1511 HSO-JMR, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi Southern Division.
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Oct2009
Designated by counsel for policyholder as their Flood Insurance and Property Insurance Expert. Case required analysis of excess flood Business Income, funding excess flood deductibles with NFIP policies, and the effect of ‘Other Insurance’ policy language. Attorney Wendy O’Connor, Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, P.C., (484) 765-2274. Pine Grove Manufactured Homes v. Indiana Lumbermens, et al; Civil Action No. 3:08-CV-1233, US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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