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About the Amicus Library
Welcome to the Amicus Project library. Here you will find copies of the 400+ legal briefs United Policyholders has filed as an "amicus curiae" (friend of the court) since 1991. We file amicus briefs to help courts respect and effectuate consumers' reasonable expectations of coverage and reach fair results in coverage and claim dispute lawsuits. In addition to calling courts' attention to helpful legal precedents, UP helps judges consider the impact of their decisions on people and businesses that suffer dire consequences when insurance companies put their own profit motives ahead of their customers' best interests.
The United Policyholders Amicus Project is made possible by the hundreds of dedicated policyholder attorneys who generously volunteer their time to write, review and edit our briefs. Click here to view the attorneys who make up our Amicus Project Team.
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UP chronicled our Amicus Project in a 2011 report titled "Twenty Years Protecting, Defending and Advancing Policyholders Rights"
Amicus Library
Year:
2020
Court:
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Issue:
Labor Depreciation
State:
Kentucky
This lawsuit concerns deficient actual cash value (ACV) payments. Plaintiffs challenge State Farm’s method of calculating ACV and, in large part, challenge State Farm’s depreciation of labor.
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Issue:
Labor Depreciation
State:
North Carolina
In its brief, UP argues against the wrongful depreciation of labor. This issue has been litigated throughout the country, and states have been split on the outcome.
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of California
Issue:
Title Insurance
State:
California
In its brief, UP argues that the Court of Appeal incorrectly decided a case involving unfiled title insurance rates, and that if upheld, could negatively impact consumers across multiple lines of... Read more
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of Arizona
Issue:
Consent to Settle
State:
Arizona
In its brief, UP argues for the applicable standard to apply in Arizona when determining whether an insurer unreasonably withholds consent to an insured’s settlement with shareholders in a breach... Read more
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of the State of Washington
Issue:
Policy Interpretation
State:
Washington
In its brief, UP argues that this Court should review the Court of Appeals opinion because it substantially narrows the rights of Washington insurance consumers in ways inconsistent with this... Read more
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of California
Issue:
Course of Events Clause
State:
California
In its letter, UP argues that review is warranted in the above-named case.
Year:
2019
Court:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Issue:
Claim Reporting
State:
Indiana
In its brief, UP argues against the panel’s decision that would force insurance agents, reporting under a D&O policy at an early stage of litigation, to judge whether a claim is “related” to... Read more
Year:
2020
Court:
Supreme Court of the State of Delaware
Issue:
Notice Prejudice
State:
Delaware
In its brief, UP argues that a liability insurer cannot deny coverage for a policyholder’s defense costs solely because the policyholder did not seek the insurer’s consent to incur those costs in... Read more
Year:
2019
Court:
United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Issue:
State:
Arizona
In its memorandum, UP argues that the court’s partial summary judgment opinion must be unsealed unless the insurance company has a “compelling reason” to seal it, and no compelling reason exists... Read more
Year:
2019
Court:
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Issue:
Notice Prejudice
State:
Louisiana
In its brief, UP argues that an insurance company must establish that the events leading to the outcome of an underlying case actually prejudiced the insurance company in a manner that... Read more