California Panel Reverses Judgment In Coverage Suit Over Damaged Art

Mealey's (June 20, 2022, 11:50 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — In a case that “spans nearly 15 years and fills several bookcases,” a California appeals panel on June 16 held that a lower court prejudicially erred in issuing a jury instruction in a coverage dispute over damaged art, finding that reversal is warranted “because there is a reasonable chance the court’s error affected the jury's verdict on the insureds' breach of contract and bad faith claims” against its insurer....