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Cosmetic Damage – Honest Disagreement or Reckless Misbehavior?

By Brandon McWherter on January 1, 2015
Posted in Bad Faith, Coverage Issues

Insurance companies are increasingly denying claims based on engineering reports that there is “no functional damage” (damage which impairs the functionality of the roof) and that the damage is “cosmetic only.”  For example, if a hail storm comes through and wreaks havoc on a metal roof to a home, it might still be functional even…

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Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Meisner, LLC

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McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC

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The Tennessee Insurance Litigation Blog offers legal insights on insurance litigation in Tennessee from a pair of attorneys on both sides of the discussion. Brandon McWherter, a partner at McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC, provides the policyholder’s perspective. E. Jason Ferrell, a member in the Nashville-based firm Brewer, Krause, Brooks, Chastain & Meisner, LLC, offers the insurance company’s perspective.

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