Legal Opinion

Mosadegh v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 15, 2009No. 08-31060UnpublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

The district court granted the defendant State Farm’s summary judgment motion on the claims failed against it by its insureds, the Mosadeghs, whose house was damaged in Hurricane Katrina. We review de novo.

The district court held that the Mos-adeghs could not recover against State Farm under their insurance policy because they, on multiple occasions, failed to submit to an examination under oath as required in the policy. On appeal, the Mos-adeghs argue that State Farm sent them letters denying coverage before the scheduled examinations under oath, justifying their absence. But,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lee v. United Fire & Cas. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
  2. Robbert v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United StatesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Kerr v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 2012
  2. Hamilton v. State Farm Fire & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  3. John Kerr v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2013
  4. Angerstein v. American Southern Home Insurance CoDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2021
  5. Blevins v. Nationwide General Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2017

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