On February 4, 2015, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Deardorff v. Farnsworth, 268 Or App 844, — P3d — (2015), addressing the circumstances in which estoppel applies to prevent an insurance company from relying on a provision in a policy to deny coverage. In the case, […]
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Court Considers Application of Equitable Estoppel to Suit Limitation Provision
By Scott MacLaren on January 15, 2015 in Equitable Estoppel, Homeowner's and Property Insurance, Suit Limitation Period
Last month, the Oregon federal district court, applying Washington law, addressed whether equitable estoppel barred an insurance company from relying on a one-year suit limitation provision. Semeryanov v. Country Mut. Ins. Co., 2014 WL 6998097, No. 14-cv-313-SI (D. Or. Dec. 9, 2014), concerned an insured whose residence, which sat in […]