Earthquake insurance is not automatically included in a standard homeowners policy. However, insurance companies may provide coverage for earthquakes for an additional charge. Earthquake coverage may be purchased as either an endorsement to a homeowners insurance policy or it may be purchased as a separate policy of its own. Over the past few years earthquake

A golf course was insured by an insurance policy which included "Liquor Liability Coverage". The parents of a 17-year-old girl working at a golf course brought a lawsuit against the golf course and its manager for allegedly providing alcohol to their daughter following a golf tournament. The girl attempted to drive after consuming a substantial

As a result of a collision between a car and a motorcycle, a lawsuit was filed in which a judgment was rendered in favor of the motorcycle driver and his passenger and against the driver of the car for bodily injuries and property damage. A garnishment action was subsequently filed against the car driver’s insurance

An insurance company provided liquor liability coverage to a restaurant/tavern including coverage for injuries "imposed" on the insured resulting from "selling, serving or furnishing of any alcoholic beverage".

The club was sued in an underlying state court action by the parent/guardians of three minor Plaintiffs who were purportedly injured as bystanders to a fight which

An insurer sold a liability insurance policy to a municipality which specifically excluded coverage for inverse condemnation. The municipality was sued in an inverse condemnation action and filed a claim under the insurance policy after a verdict was returned against the municipality. The claim was denied under the insurance policy exclusion for inverse condemnation. As

A homeowner searching for a low-cost insurance policy for his home purchased an insurance policy for his residence. The property coverage policy differed from a traditional homeowner’s insurance policy in that the property coverage provided reduced coverage for certain types of losses and didn’t cost as much as homeowners coverage would have. The contract provided

Code compliance or ordinance and law exclusions in property insurance policies are intended by insurers to prevent damage claims turning into windfalls for policyholders.  These cases are often hotly debated by both sides.  From the perspective of the policyholder, the insured wants coverage to return the house or building to the same or similar use as