First Protective Insurance Company v. Rike

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA EASTERN DIVISION No. 4:20-CV-124-D FIRST PROTECTIVE INSURANCE ) COMPANY, ) Plaintiff, v. ORDER LINDA RIKE, Defendant. ; On September 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence damaged Linda Rike’s (“Rike” or “defendant”) residence in Morehead City, North Carolina. Rike notified her insurance company, First Protective Insurance Company (“First Protective” or “plaintiff”), about the loss, but the parties could not agree on what First Protective owed Rike under the policy. As part of the claims process and pursuant to a provision…