Insurance – Scope of Coverage

By: Derek Hawkins//February 26, 2018//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: David Thorne v. Member Select Insurance Company

Case No.: 17-1377

Officials: KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges, and DURKIN, District Judge.

Focus: Insurance – Scope of Coverage

David Thorne has a property insurance policy with Member Select Insurance Company. Thorne brought suit against Member Select when it denied his claim for coverage after his house burned down. A jury awarded Thorne $87,000, and the district court denied Member Select’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. Member Select appeals from that order. The denial of Member Select’s motion for judgment as a matter of law is AFFIRMED.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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