October 22, 2026
Zurich American Insurance convinced the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday to narrow First Solar Electric LLC's $12.2 million jury win in a coverage dispute over rain damage, but the appeals court backed the bulk of damages awarded to the Georgia solar farm.
April 18, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has shot down Zurich American Insurance Co.'s bid to escape a $12.2 million judgment that followed a January trial where a jury found the insurer shortchanged a Peach State solar farm's claim for storm damage.
February 05, 2025
A Georgia federal judge has rejected Zurich American Insurance's bid to strike supposed surprise testimony from a recent trial where it lost $12.2 million over a disputed rain damage claim from a solar farm, ruling Wednesday that the real surprise was Zurich's belated and meritless objections.
January 27, 2025
Zurich American Insurance Co. owes over $12.2 million to a solar energy company for damages from heavy rainstorms at a 2,000-acre solar farm, a Georgia federal court ruled after a jury found the insurer liable for additional costs related to the rain events.
July 25, 2024
A Georgia federal judge rejected Zurich American Insurance Co.'s bid to reverse a ruling holding it could and did waive a $2.5 million flood deductible in its coverage row with First Solar Electric LLC over storm damage to a solar farm, holding that the insurer was just "regurgitating" arguments.
March 11, 2022
A Georgia federal judge ruled that a solar developer's suit against Zurich American Insurance Co., which seeks more than $18 million over damages it claimed after heavy rainstorms, can survive the insurer's bid to dismiss it.
December 08, 2021
A 12-month suit limitation provision in a solar developer's insurance policy bars the company from seeking at least $18 million in damages from Zurich American Insurance Co. over heavy rain damage to a more than 2,000-acre solar farm, the insurer told a Georgia federal court.
November 15, 2021
A solar project developer sued Zurich American Insurance in Georgia federal court, accusing the insurer of wrongfully withholding $13 million for damage sustained to an over 2,000-acre solar farm by misapplying a flood deductible.