Chavez v. Homesite Insurance

ORDER AND REASONS

SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge.

Before the Court is defendant Homesite Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment.1 Because Homesite has established, as a matter of law, that plaintiffs Freddy Chavez and Ericka Zelaya-Chavez intentionally misrepresented material information related to their insurance claim, Homesite’s motion is GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

This case concerns an insurance dispute over damage allegedly caused by Hurricane Gustav to the Chavezes’ property in Marrero, Louisiana. The property was insured under a policy issued by Homesite. About three years before…