First One Lending Corporation, et al v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co

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Case overview

Case Number:

17-55492

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

4110 Insurance

  1. June 16, 2020

    Lender Tells 9th Circ. Hartford Must Cover $1.5M Deal

    A California-based lender urged the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to find that a unit of The Hartford must cover its $1.5 million settlement of a lawsuit over the lender's alleged practice of charging illegal fees for mortgage modification services, arguing the deal did not constitute an uninsurable restitution payment.

  2. April 12, 2019

    4 Key Insurance Rulings You May Have Missed

    Several important insurance decisions flew under the radar in early 2019, including an Illinois appeals court’s precedential ruling that an insurer must defend a subcontractor in a faulty work case and a Ninth Circuit opinion rejecting the expansion of a law barring coverage for intentional acts. Here, Law360 looks at four decisions that insurance attorneys should know from the past few months.

  3. March 05, 2019

    Hartford Must Pay For Mortgage Scam Suit Defense: 9th Circ.

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a unit of The Hartford must cover the expenses for a California-based lender's defense of a suit over its alleged practice of charging illegal fees for mortgage modification services, finding that the underlying action contained claims potentially covered under the lender's policy.

  4. May 16, 2018

    Mortgage Scam Suit Coverage Barred, Hartford Tells 9th Circ.

    Hartford Casualty Insurance Co. asked the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday to uphold a ruling that it does not have to defend or indemnify a California company for claims that it charged illegal mortgage modification fees, saying the uncovered claims against it cannot be separated from the potentially covered ones.