Weitz Co., LLC v. Lloyd's of London

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

The Weitz Company (“Weitz”), an Iowa limited liability company, filed this diversity action for breach of contract and bad-faith denial of an insurance claim against Lloyd’s of London, Lexington Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, and United States Fire Insurance Company (the “Insurers”). The district court granted summary judgment for the Insurers and dismissed Weitz’s claims, holding that Weitz failed to provide timely notice of loss and the Insurers had an objectively reasonable basis for denying Weitz’s claim. For the reasons set forth below, we…