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About the Amicus Library
Welcome to the Amicus Project library. Here you will find copies of the briefs we have filed on behalf of insurance consumers. UP brings a unique consumer voice before courts confronting insurance issues - reminding judges that there are real people who have suffered real loss behind the case captions.
At the time UP published its 2011 report entitled: "Twenty Years Protecting, Defending and Advancing Policyholders Rights" we had filed 300+ briefs since our founding in 1991. UP's Amicus Project output has grown exponentially and more and more courts are hearing our voice and adopting our arguments.
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Amicus Library
Year:
2015
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals. 9th Circuit
Issue:
Attorney's Fees , Environmental Liabilities
State:
Oregon
Under Oregon law, policyholders who sue their insurance company for delaying or denying legitimate claims can recover their attorney's fees.
Year:
2015
Court:
U.S. Supreme Court
Issue:
Health insurance and Social Security reimbursement under ERISA
State:
U.S. Supreme Court
UP weighed in because the Court’s decision could have broad-reaching implications for participants in disability plans as well as health plan participants. Most, if not all, employer-sponsored
Year:
2015
Court:
Texas Supreme Court
Issue:
Physical injury requirement for property coverage, Contract Interpretation - Ambiguity
State:
Texas
On certified question from the U.S.
Year:
2015
Court:
Florida Supreme Court
Issue:
Insolvency obligations, Covered claims
State:
Florida
Under Florida law, when insurers become insolvent, the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association ("FIGA") becomes legally obligated to pay covered claims.
Year:
2015
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Issue:
Failure to Settle, Bad Faith/Summary Judgment
State:
Florida
Under Florida law, whether a liability insurer has failed to settle in good faith when it could and should have settled a claim is determined under the totality of the circumstances standard, with... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
California Court of Appeal, Fifth District
Issue:
Causation, Jury Instructions
State:
California
California is among a minority of states that recognize the Efficient Proximate Cause ("EPC") doctrine.
Year:
2015
Court:
Ohio Supreme Court
Issue:
State:
Ohio
When a policyholder purchases a separate endoresment providing insurance coverage for intentional torts of employees, insurers may not disclaim coverage by using vicarious liability as a shield.... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Seven
Issue:
Life Insurance - Indexed Annuities, Breach of Contract - Consumer Protection
State:
California
Indexed annuities are life insurance products that promise high yields for consumers.
Year:
2015
Court:
Court of Appeal, First District
Issue:
State:
Florida
Florida law imposes a non-delegable duty on title insurers to charge a lower reissue rate when a property is refinanced with clear title.
Year:
2015
Court:
New York Court of Appeals
Issue:
Contract Interpretation - Ambiguity, Extrinsic Evidence, Title Insurance
State:
New York
A court faced with textual ambiguity may review extrinsic evidence to assist the trier of fact in ascertaining what the parties intended in entering into the contract.