Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. RGIS Inventory Specialists, LLC

This appeal calls upon us to address the meaning and scope (under Michigan law) of a notice provision contained in an excess liability insurance policy issued by plaintiff-appellant Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company (“Lumbermens”), to its insureds, defendants-appellees RGIS Inventory Specialists, LLC (“RGIS”), Robert M. Birardi (“Birardi”), and Camrac Inc. (“Camrac”). We hold that, under the specific circumstances of this case, defendants provided timely notice within the meaning of the excess liability insurance policy’s notice provision, and therefore affirm the judgment of the district…