Judge Awards Insured More Than $200K In Attorney Fees In Collapse Coverage Suit

Mealey's (April 16, 2020, 11:19 AM EDT) -- GREENSBORO, N.C. — A North Carolina federal judge on April 13 awarded an insured more than $200,000 in attorney fees after determining that the insurer’s conduct in handling the insured’s claim for a collapsed breezeway was willful and that the insurer’s refusal to settle the claim was unwarranted (DENC LLC v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co., No. 18-754, M.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 64546)....