MJA, Inc. v. Western World Insurance Company

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Case Number:

1:15-cv-02162

Court:

Colorado

Nature of Suit:

Insurance

Judge:

Richard P. Matsch

  1. May 25, 2016

    Sports Bar Loses Bid For Coverage Of Drunken-Driving Crash

    A Denver-area sports bar can’t seek coverage from its former insurer for claims stemming from a drunken-driving death involving one of its patrons, a Colorado federal judge ruled Monday.

  2. May 13, 2016

    Insurer Moves To Duck Coverage Of Sports Bar Patron's Crash

    A Denver-area sports bar can't seek coverage for underlying claims stemming from a drunk-driving death, Western World Insurance Co. told a Colorado federal judge on Thursday, saying the company's decision to cancel the bar's policy a month before the fatal crash fell within state law.

  3. April 13, 2016

    Colo. Bar Challenges Insurance Cancellation Ahead Of Crash

    A Colorado sports bar continued its push for coverage of underlying claims stemming from a drunken-driving death, telling a Colorado federal judge Wednesday that its insurer, which canceled its policy a month before the crash, has relied on inapplicable case law to deny coverage.

  4. February 11, 2016

    Colo. Tavern Seeks Clarity On Insurance Cancellation Law

    A Colorado sports bar seeking coverage for claims in a drunken-driving death said Wednesday it wants to change a question recently sent to the state's highest court about whether an insurer can be considered as acting in good faith when it cancels a policy before the expiration date. 

  5. January 25, 2016

    Colo. High Court Asked To Clarify Policy Cancellation Law

    A federal judge asked Colorado's highest court on Friday whether an insurer can act in good faith under state law by canceling a surplus lines policy that expressly allows that cancellation, leaving a sports bar's suit seeking coverage for claims that it caused a DUI death hanging in the balance.