New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. C’Est Moi, Inc., 9th Cir. Mar. 20, 2008
06-55031 New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. C’Est Moi, Inc.
Before: Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge, Johnnie B. Rawlinson, Circuit Judge, and Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum,1 Senior District Judge.
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge: We consider the doctrine that’s on everyone’s lips: uberrimae fidei. … Uberrimae fidei is a “longstanding federal maritime doctrine” that “applies to marine insurance contracts.” … The parties didn’t attempt to contract out of uberrimae fidei, and C’Est Moi misrepresented material facts in the insurance policy application. NHIC was therefore entitled to rescind the policy, so the district court correctly granted NHIC summary judgment. New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. C’Est Moi, Inc.
- The Honorable Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation. [↩]
