Material Misrepresentation Warrants Summary Judgment In Insurer’s Favor, Panel Says

(February 3, 2020, 1:54 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Jan. 31 affirmed a lower federal court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of a commercial property insurer in an insured’s breach of contract lawsuit arising from its vandalism claims, finding that the insured made material misrepresentations that contractually relieved the insurer of any potential duty to pay for the claims (American Land Investment Ltd. v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., No. 19-3317, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 3095)....