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Criteria Appraisers and Courts Should Use When Appointing an Umpire for Property Appraisal

When two parties in a property insurance appraisal are unable to reach an agreement on the amount of loss, each party selects “a competent, disinterested, and impartial appraiser, who has no direct or indirect financial interest in the claim.” 51 Roses Mill LLC as Assignee of Bridge33 Capital v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co.,

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Interference with the Appraisal Process: What an Insurance Company Cannot Do!

Attorney Brianna K. Robert and Attorney Jon D. Biller obtained a favorable decision for Connecticut policyholders against Liberty Mutual Insurance for its interference in the appraisal process. This decision is significant in that it makes clear insurers cannot interfere with the appraisal process. In Connecticut, when insurance companies issue policies and guidelines for the appraisal

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United States District Judge Kari A. Dooley sides with Biller Sachs & Robert Safeguarding the Rights of Assignees against Insurance Companies

Attorneys Jon Biller and Brianna Kastukevich Robert successfully defeated an insurer’s refusal to honor a post-lost assignment of a property insurance claim. Insurers’ “Anti-Assignment” Clauses are designed to control the rights of policyholders’ insurance proceeds arising out of a loss. A transcript of the Honorable Kari A. Dooley’s decision to grant partial summary judgment in

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Biller, Sachs & Robert Again Sets Legal Precedent at the Connecticut Supreme Court

On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Justice McDonald of the Connecticut Supreme Court authored a unanimous decision establishing new precedent benefitting policyholders. In Karl Klass v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, (SC 20451), the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld the trial court’s decision requiring Liberty Mutual to participate in an appraisal proceeding where Liberty Mutual refused to participate

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