Month: May 2019

TOO LATE!

The Colorado Supreme Court in Schultz v. GEICO Casualty Co., 429 P.3d 844 (Colo. 2018) recently held that later-developed evidence was irrelevant to a UIM claim because the denial had taken place prior to the development of that evidence. In this case, the insured,...

9th Circuit Requires That Any Illness or Infirmity Causing or Contributing to Injury For Purposes of Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefits Had to be a Substantial Cause of the Loss to Avoid Coverage

In Dowdy v. Metro. Life Ins. Co., 890 F.3d 802 (9th Cir. 2018), the insured sought benefits under an accidental death and dismemberment policy for an amputation of his leg resulting from a car accident. The leg was seriously injured as a result of the accident and was...

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