Reported Cases
Ohio Supreme Court
Penn Traffic Company v. AIU Insurance Company
99 Ohio St. 3d 227, 2003-Ohio-3373
Insurance coverage for employer intentional torts.
Roman v. Estate of Gobbo
99 Ohio St. 3d 260, 2003-Ohio-3655 (amicus)
Unsuccessful attempt to overrule the sudden medical emergency defense.
Zoppo v. Homestead Ins. Co.
71 Ohio St. 3d 552, 644 N.E.2d 397, 1994-Ohio-461
Precedent setting fire insurance case that redefined insurance company bad faith.
Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. v. Said
63 Ohio St. 3d 690, 590 N.E.2d 1228, 1992-Ohio-94
Insurance bad faith in an uninsured motorist claim.
Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Colelli & Assoc., Inc.
95 Ohio St. 3d 325, 767 N.E.2d 717, 2002-Ohio-2214 (amicus)
Scope of an insurer's duty to defend.
Anderson v. Highland House Co.
93 Ohio St. 3d 547, 757 N.E.2d 329, 2001-Ohio-1607 (amicus)
Precedent setting decision that limited the scope of the standard pollution exclusion.
Boone v. Vanliner Ins. Co.
91 Ohio St. 3d 209, 744 N.E.2d 154, 2001-Ohio-27 (amicus)
Precedent setting decision that allowed complete discovery of attorney-insurer communications in a bad faith case.
Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. v. Brandenburg
72 Ohio St. 3d 157,648 N.E.2d 488, 1995-Ohio-281 (amicus)
Precedent setting decision that allowed insured to recover attorney fees in declaratory judgment action.
Newman v. United Ohio Ins. Co.
68 Ohio St. 3d 170, 624 N.E.2d 728, 1994-Ohio-507 (amicus)
Intra-family stacking in the context of an underinsured motorist claim.
Courts of Appeal
Cincinnati Insurance Co. v. CPS Holdings, Inc.
2006-Ohio-713
Duty to defend of both primary and umbrella insurers.
Simon v. Encompass Insurance Company
2005-Ohio-5727
Homeowner's insurance claim for basement cave-in.
Polk v. Landings of Walden Condominium Assoc.
2005-Ohio-4042
Homeowner's insurance claim seeking coverage for toxic mold.
Blackwell v. Farmers Ins. Exchange
2005-Ohio-3499
Homeowner's fire insurance claim.
Gerace-Flick v. Westfield National Ins. Co.
2002-Ohio-5222
Homeowner's fire insurance claim.
Reitz v. Zurich American Insurance Co.
2004-Ohio-967
Uninsured motorist claim for wrongful death of a college student by a drunk driver.
Brendle v. Auto Owners Mut. Ins. Co.
2001 WL 166469 (5th Dist. 2001)
Commercial water loss claim.
Washington v. Citizens Sec. Mut. Ins. Co.
2000 WL 1369860 (8th Dist. 2000)
Uninsured motorist claim for wrongful death caused by hit-skip.
CSS Publishing Co. v. Am. Economy Ins. Co.
138 Ohio App. 3d 76, 740 N.E.2d 341, 2000-Ohio-1863 (3rd Dist. 2000)
Commercial fire insurance claim.
Maric v. Adams
2000 WL 523007 (11th Dist. 2000)
Automobile accident resulting in wrongful death of father of three minor children.
Ragone v. Sentry Ins. Co.
121 Ohio App. 3d 362, 700 N.E. 2d 48 (8th Dist. 1997)
Commercial fire insurance claim.
Barnett v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. Co.
1996 WL 284878 (8th Dist. 1996)
Disability insurance claim.
Danny Boy Farm Market, Inc. v. Coniglio Agency
1996 WL 199849 (8th Dist. 1996)
Insurance agency negligence in underinsuring a commercial business.
Mapletown Foods, Inc. v. Motorists Mut. Ins. Co.
104 Ohio App. 3d 345, 662 N.E.2d 48 (8th Dist. 1995)
Commercial claim for loss to frozen goods resulting from a power interruption.
Grange Mut. Cas. Co. v. Messner
1994 WL 263267 (9th Dist. 1994)
Uninsured motorist claim resulting from the wrongful death of a child.
Trudeau v. R & B Trucking
1991 WL 237 (8th Dist. 1991)
Automobile accident claim.
Ambrose v. State Farm Fire & Cas.
70 Ohio App. 3d 797, 592 N.E.2d 868 (9th Dist. 1990)
Homeowner's insurance claim for collapsed porch.
Weber v. General Acc. Fire & Life Assur. Corp.
10 Ohio App. 3d 305, 462 N.E.2d 422 (6th Dist. 1983)
Fire insurance claim dealing with adequacy of notice for examination under oath.