Pirkl v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance Ass'n

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that no fiduciary relationship exists in a casualty insurance situation when the insured brings a policy claim directly against the insurer
• holding there was no clearly defined fiduciary duty in an arms-length relationship
• in the course of investigating a claim, insurer may require the insured to present adequate proof of loss before paying the claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).