Becker v. The Bar Plan Mut. Ins. Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by Per Curiam:

The district court granted summary judgment to The Bar Plan Mutual Insurance Company (The Bar Plan) on Daniel Becker's insurance coverage dispute with the company. A Court of Appeals panel affirmed the district court's decision. Both lower courts essentially concluded that contrary to Court of Appeals caselaw, Becker was asking for the coverage to be expanded beyond the insurance contract's terms.

We hold that both lower courts erred. Stated simply, they were wrong to rely upon "expansion of coverage" caselaw-and under the correct caselaw,…