Property Damage from Incident

Michigan Sewage Incident Settlement

This settlement resolves at least eleven cases about two sewage disposal system event that occurred on August 11, 2014 and August 28, 2017, against the County of Oakland and its water commissioner. The events occurred in areas of the cities of Berkley, Clawson, Ferndale, Hazel Park, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Oak Park, Pleasant Ridge, Royal  Read more

Fire Victim Trust California Fire Loss and Damage Settlement

This is a different kind of settlement, involving a Fire Victim Trust to “evaluate, administer, process, and resolve eligible claims arising from the 2015 Butte Fire, 2017 North Bay Fires, and 2018 Camp Fire.” The Fire Victim Trust apparently has been assigned to handle claims against PG&E Corporation and/or Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation, alleging  Read more

Travelers Property Rot Damage Settlement

Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company is settling a class action alleging it improperly applied a long-term seepage or leakage exclusion in some of its insurance policies when insureds claimed rot damage. The complaint alleged that Travelers should have paid the rot damage claims under a Rot Remediation Coverage.  Read more

Selective Insurance Co. of SC Depreciation of Labor Tennessee Class Action

When an insured party makes a claim for the actual cash value (ACV) of damaged property, how is that amount calculated? The complaint for this class action alleges that, in figuring the ACV of damaged property, Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina should not have subtracted depreciation for labor.  Read more

Columbia Gas Explosion Settlement

This settlement resolves twelve combined class actions against NiSource, Inc. and Bay State Gas Co., which does business as Columbia Gas of Massachusetts for disruption and damage from an explosion and fire which took place on September 13, 2018. The complaints alleged that Columbia caused the explosion and is responsible for damage to real property  Read more