Berry v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

HON. PAMELA PEPPER, United States District Judge

Two weeks after the plaintiff purchased a homeowners policy from the defendant, a fire severely damaged the property he had purchased from the City of Milwaukee for $3,750. The plaintiff filed a claim for the policy limits, but failed to timely provide the defendant with all of the supporting documentation. One year to the date of the fire, the defendant denied the plaintiff's claim under the fraud/concealment provision of the policy. At the same time, the defendant extended the one-year limitations period for filing a lawsuit to February 8,…