Brent R. Austin
Recent News About Brent R. Austin
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Judge rules Continental Casualty may have told 'half-truth' by saying premiums could only be raised nationwide
A judge has ruled plaintiffs can keep up their lawsuit accusing Chicago-based Continental Casualty of breaching policies by upping premiums state by state rather than across the nation -
Biz insurer: Modifications made by shops to meet state-imposed COVID restrictions are 'improvements,' not losses
Insurer Continental Casualty has asked a federal judge to reconsider decision to allow class action to continue, because its clients weren't forced to modify their property in response to COVID-19 -
Judge won't clip hairdressers' class action vs insurer Continental over denied COVID coverage claims
The judge said alterations the businesses made to their premises and operations in response to COVID-19 were sufficient to allow them to continue suing their insurer for denying their claims for coverage for business losses caused by state lockdown orders.