Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. v. Fryar (Lawyers Weekly No. 003-007-16, 6 pp.) (William Osteen Jr., J.) 1:15-cv-00591; M.D.N.C. Holding: Where the arbitration clause in the insurance policy at issue says that “disputes concerning coverage under this [UM/UIM] endorsement may not ...

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Peterson v. Dillman (Lawyers Weekly No. 011-042-16, 10 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Sampson County Superior Court (W. Allen Cobb Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: The trial court granted partial summary judgment against the unnamed defendant-insurer/appellant, holding that appellant’s ...

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Bacon v. Universal Insurance Co. (Lawyers Weekly No. 012-011-16, 17 pp.) (Mark Davis, J.) Appealed from Davidson County Superior Court (Mark Klass, J.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though plaintiff has $1 million in liability coverage, (1) he chose uninsured ...

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Integon National Insurance Co. v. Maurizzio (Lawyers Weekly No. 15-07-0240, 12 pp.) (John Tyson, J.) Appealed from Beaufort County Superior Court (Wayland Sermons Jr., J.) N.C. App. Holding: After two passengers were injured in a single-car accident and one passenger’s ...

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North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Paschal (Lawyers Weekly No. 14-06-1187, 1 p.) (Per Curiam) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court (G. Wayne Abernathy, J.) On discretionary review from the Court of Appeals. N.C. S. Ct. Holding: The ...

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Creed v. Smith The plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration should have been granted because his insurance company’s liability limits had been “exhausted” for the purposes of G.S. § 20-279.21 and the underinsured motorist policies of the plaintiff and his employer.

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Creed v. Smith Plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration should have been granted because his insurance company’s liability limits had been “exhausted” for the purposes of G.S. § 20-279.21 and the underinsured motorist policies of plaintiff and his employer.

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Wood v. Nunnery Defendant in a personal injury action was found liable in tort to plaintiff for $300,000. He is not entitled to credit for the $202,627.58 paid to plaintiff by an underinsured motorist carrier pursuant to a contract (i.e., the insurance policy).

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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. v. Erie Insurance Co. In this subrogation action, the plaintiff-insurer has no greater rights than its insureds. Since plaintiff filed this action more than three years after the accident from which it arose, plaintiff’s claim is time-barred. We affirm the trial court’s order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss.

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Unitrin Auto & Home Insurance Co. v. Rikard Where the plaintiff-insurer mailed defendant’s decedents an uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage selection/rejection form several times, but where the decedents never filled out or returned the form, the mailing of the form was sufficient to preclude a holding that a total failure to notify occurred. We extend the reasoning of Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Co. v. Martinson, 701 S.E.2d 390 (2010), to questions of underinsured motorist coverage.

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