Legal Opinion
Peter Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 22, 2002No. 98-55540PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
After the Northridge earthquake of January 1994 damaged his home, Peter Vu asked his insurance company, Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance, for coverage benefits. Having inspected Vu’s home, Prudential informed him that the damage was significantly below the amount of the deductible. Relying on this information, Vu took no further action until August 1995, when he discovered substantial additional damage caused by the earthquake. Vu promptly requested coverage benefits for this newly discovered damage. Prudential declined on the ground that Vu’s claim was barred by California’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Egan v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Cates Construction, Inc. v. Talbot PartnersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Vu v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Bialo v. Western Mutual InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Neff v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
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3Cited by7 opinions
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