Panel: Insurer’s Rights Were Prejudiced By Insured’s Failure To Comply With Policy

Mealey's (February 25, 2019, 1:28 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 21 held that there is no genuine issue of material fact as to whether an insured failed to comply with an insurance policy’s notice and forwarding provisions and whether the insurer’s rights were substantially prejudiced by the insured’s noncompliance, affirming a lower court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the insurer in a coverage dispute arising from a personal injury lawsuit (Founders Insurance Company v. Richard Ruth's Bar & Grill LLC, et al., No. 17-1282, 4th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4996)....