By The Restoration HQ desk · · filed under Coverage Law
Coverage-law rulings this month (four that touch your scopes)
Four rulings/analyses landed that shape disputed claims: a court declined to compel appraisal where coverage itself is disputed (narrowing the fast remedy); California's genuine dispute doctrine got a fresh critical look as a bad-faith shield; a piece argued ensuing-loss coverage shouldn't vanish when rain finds a construction defect; and expert testimony was flagged as the make-or-break in property cases.
Sources Appraisal not compelled where coverage disputed, www.propertyinsurancelawobserver.com/2026/07… (); CA genuine-dispute doctrine, www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com/blog/ca… (); rain + defect / ensuing loss, www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com/blog/ra… (); expert testimony, www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com/blog/ex… ()