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Arkansas
Supreme Court
Deschner v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., Inc., 375 Ark. 281, 290
S.W.3d 6 (Ark. 2008) (confirming that neither homeowners insurance
policy nor automobile insurance policy provides coverage for injuries
suffered by plaintiff who was shot in the eye by a paintball fired from
vehicle).
California
Appellate Court
Griffin Dewatering Corp. v. Northern Ins. Co. of New York, 176 Cal.
App. 4th 172, 97 Cal.Rptr.3d 568 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. 2009) (denial of
coverage under pollution exclusion where existing law is unsettled was
reasonable and did not give rise to potential bad faith damages).
Trial Court
Safeskin Corp. v. Federal Ins. Co., Mealey’s Litigation Reports:
Insurance, Vol. 14, Issue 1 (Cal. Sup. Ct., San Diego Cnty., July 22, 1998)
(coordination of claims-made and occurrence coverages).
Colorado
Supreme Court
Hoang v. Assurance Co. of America, 149 P.3d 798 (Colo. 2007) (coverage
for subsequent purchaser of home for construction defects).
Appellate Court
Apodaca v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2009 WL 4069576 (Colo.Ct.App. Nov. 25,
2009) (automobile insurance statute does not require inclusion of
UM/UIM coverage in umbrella liability policies), cert. granted, 2010 WL
2185010 (Colo. June 1, 2010).
Mullen v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2009 WL 2782224 (Colo.Ct.App. Sept. 3,
2009) (rejecting “illusory coverage” claim related to UM/UIM coverage in
automobile insurance policy).
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