Panel: Insured’s Late Notice Of Theft/Vandalism Claim Actually Prejudiced Insurer

(June 15, 2023, 2:02 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held June 14 that an insured’s late notice of its claim seeking coverage for its losses stemming from theft and vandalism following a tenant vacancy actually prejudiced its insurer as a matter of law, affirming a lower court’s grant of the insurer’s motion for partial summary judgment in the insured’s breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit....