Legal Opinion
Katie Realty, Ltd. v. Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 16, 2012No. 2012-C-0588PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOLL, Justice.1
11 This civil action presents the issue of whether a written settlement agreement compromising a contested property insurance claim constitutes “proof of loss” under La.Rev.Stat. § 22:1892(A)(1) sufficient to trigger the penalties set forth in La. Rev.Stat. § 22:1892(B) for the insurer’s arbitrary and capricious failure to timely pay the settlement funds.
*326Plaintiff, Katie Realty, Ltd., filed suit against defendant, Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens), for its untimely handling of plaintiffs Hurricane Gustav property damage claim. The matter was settled…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Nee v. N. O. Public Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1929
- Reed v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
- McDill v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Louisiana Bag Co., Inc. v. Audubon Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
- Hart v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
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