1st Circuit: Insurer Not Liable For Breach Of Contract, Massachusetts Law Violation

Mealey's (November 22, 2019, 1:05 PM EST) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 19 affirmed a lower federal court’s ruling in favor of an insurer in a property damage coverage dispute, noting that liability under Massachusetts Chapter 176D is “not imposed for mere negligence” and the insureds “simply failed to produce evidence in support of its assertions” (River Farm Realty Trust, et al. v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance Company, No. 19-1188, 1st Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 34360)....