Hounshell v. Miller

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the notice requirement was triggered when the insured received a cease-and-desist letter “specifying] that [the writing party] already had suffered ‘material damages’ and... was prepared to ‘protect its rights to the fullest extent of the lav/ ”
• noting that “the belief that one is not liable is not an excuse for failing to give notice”
• “lack of prejudice is not a condition which will dispense with the requirement of reasonable notice”
• “Most indicative of ContextMedia's sophistication is the fact that it promptly notified Hartford when HAN eventually brought suit.”
• “an insured’s belief of non-coverage under a policy cannot be an acceptable excuse if the insured did not act as a reasonably prudent person would in determining if the occurrence or lawsuit was covered by the policy”

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