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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:
2016
Court:
New Jersey Supreme Court
Issue:
What is an occurrence, Reasonable expectations
State:
New Jersey
The vast majority of states that have addressed the issue of what is an "occurrence" under a commercial general liability policy have reached the conclusion that construction defect claims are... Read more
Year:
2016
Court:
California Supreme Court (California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One)
Issue:
Replacement Cost Value, Regulatory Authority, Underinsurance
State:
California
In response to the widespread underinsurance crisis following the 2003 and 2007 San Diego wildfires, the California Department of Insurance promulgated a set of regulations which required agents/... Read more
Year:
2016
Court:
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
Issue:
Contract Interpretation, Ambiguous Terms
State:
Pennsylvania
Under Pennsylvania law, insurers have the burden to prove that an exception applies in order to deny coverage.
Year:
2016
Court:
Colorado Supreme Court
Issue:
Protective orders, Claims handling procedures
State:
Colorado
Absent a legitimate justification, insurers may not seek protective orders for internal documents on claims handling procedures sought in discovery which may indicate a pattern and practice, or at... Read more
Year:
2016
Court:
New York Court of Appeals
Issue:
Allocation and Contribution, Asbestos/long-tail liabilities
State:
New York
Joined by co-amici the Asbestos PI Trust, ASARCO Asbestos Personal Injury Trust, Duro Dyne Corporation, ... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
Connecticut Appellate Court
Issue:
Allocation and contribution of defense and indemnity costs
State:
Connecticut
Where a business purchases insurance to cover specific risks (here asbestos) an insurer may not "pro-rate" its liability based on an exclusion, when additional, different insurance is not... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
Louisiana Supreme Court
Issue:
Duty to Defend, Allocation and Contribution
State:
Louisiana
Year:
2015
Court:
Georgia Supreme Court
Issue:
Absolute Pollution Exclusion
State:
Georgia
Claims for personal injury resulting from lead-based paint ingestion are not excluded from coverage pursuant to pollution exclusions typically included in commercial general liability (“CGL”)... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
New York Court of Appeals
Issue:
Regulatory Authority, Prior Approval of Policies
State:
New York
Under the California Insurance Code, the Worker's Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is required to submit policy forms to the Department of Insurance for review before they may be approved for... Read more
Year:
2015
Court:
Washington Supreme Court
Issue:
Unfair Debt Collection Practices, Scope of State Consumer Protection Law
State:
Washington
Under the Washington state Consumer Protection Act ("CPA") consumers are protected from harassing and misleading collection notices from unscrupulous debt collectors who target, at the behest of... Read more