California Panel Partly Reverses Ruling In Coverage Suit Prompted By Tubbs Wildfire

Mealey's (April 30, 2021, 2:04 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals panel held on April 27 that there is a triable issue of material fact regarding a homeowners insurer’s intent when it reinstated an insurance policy after the insureds paid the past due premium, partly reversing a lower court’s ruling in a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit arising from the insurer’s denial of a claim arising from the 2017 Tubbs wildfire....