Masood v. Safeco Insurance

This is a complex civil case that arose after a fire destroyed plaintiffs multi-million dollar home and its contents. Plaintiff brought a breach-of-contract claim against his insurer, Safeco, for failing to pay him the “extended dwelling coverage” under his insurance policy based on an oral settlement agreement that he made with Safeco (the fire-loss claim), and for failing to pay on a claim for a theft that plaintiff alleged occurred after the fire (the theft-loss claim). Plaintiff also brought a negligence claim against Overland Solutions, Inc., a company that prepared a replacement-cost…