Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Haight

How courts have described this case

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• noting that although settlement negotiations are not admissible at trial, they can be considered \to show the stakes\ when determining the amount in controversy
• concerning a similar contractual provision wherein subsections applied only if an insured was an individual or a business, respectively
• considering settlement negotiations when determining whether the amount in controversy requirement was satisfied
• although settlement negotiations are not admissible at trial to prove liability for claim and its amount, they can be considered to determine amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction
• “The rationale behind declining to require occupancy in a covered auto at the time of an accident is to protect the insured at all times against the risk of damages at the hands of underinsured motorists.”
• “The rationale behind declining to require occupancy in a covered auto at the time of an accident is to protect the insured at all times against the risk of damages at the hands of underinsured motorists.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).