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2023A demonstration of actionable common-law fraud must establish: (1) That [the insured] made a material representation; (2) that it was false; (3) that when [the insured] made it [they] knew it was false, or made it recklessly, without any knowledge of its truth and as a positive assertion; (4) that [the insured] made it with the intention that it should be acted upon by [the insurer]; (5) that [the insurer] acted in reliance upon it; and (6) that [the insurer] thereby suffered injury. [Titan Ins, 491 Mich at 555 .] Regarding the first element in statements made for the purposes of a claim, this

2023A demonstration of actionable common-law fraud must establish: (1) That [the insured] made a material representation; (2) that it was false; (3) that when [the insured] made it [they] knew it was false, or made it recklessly, without any knowledge of its truth and as a positive assertion; (4) that [the insured] made it with the intention that it should be acted upon by [the insurer]; (5) that [the insurer] acted in reliance upon it; and (6) that [the insurer] thereby suffered injury. [Titan Ins, 491 Mich at 555 .] Regarding the first element in statements made for the purposes of a claim, this

2025People v Darga, ___ Mich App ___, ___ n 6; ___ NW3d ___ (2023) (Docket No. 363178); slip op at 9. -5- pursuant to an already-launched investigation.” See id. at 669 .

2015The defendant had not as yet been placed under arrest; neither was he in foreign surroundings nor in a ‘police-dominated atmosphere’ as stressed in Miranda. [People v Jackson, 37 Mich App 664, 669 ; 195 NW2d 312 (1972).] The Jackson Court looked to a case from Tennessee wherein the Tennessee appellate court found no error in admitting defendant’s statement to police at the scene of the crime.

2025Further, (4) the person must have known that the statement contained false information, and (5) the statement concerned a fact or thing material to the claim. [Candler v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 321 Mich App 772, 779-780 ; 910 NW2d 666 (2017).] MCL 500.3173a “unambiguously establishes that the only scienter requirement is mere knowledge that the statement contains false information concerning a fact or thing material to the claim[.]” Bakeman v Citizens Ins Co of the Midwest, 344 Mich App 66 , 74; 998 NW2d 743 (2022) (quotation marks and citation omitted).7 “A statement is material if it

2020Further, (4) the person must have known that the statement contained false information, and (5) the statement concerned a fact or thing material to the claim. [Candler v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 321 Mich App 772, 779-780 ; 910 NW2d 666 (2017).] In general, “[a] statement is material if it is reasonably relevant to the insurer’s investigation of a claim.” Bahri v IDS Prop Cas Ins Co, 308 Mich App 420, 425 ; 864 NW2d 609 (2014).

2023A demonstration of actionable common-law fraud must establish: (1) That [the insured] made a material representation; (2) that it was false; (3) that when [the insured] made it [they] knew it was false, or made it recklessly, without any knowledge of its truth and as a positive assertion; (4) that [the insured] made it with the intention that it should be acted upon by [the insurer]; (5) that [the insurer] acted in reliance upon it; and (6) that [the insurer] thereby suffered injury. [Titan Ins, 491 Mich at 555 .] Regarding the first element in statements made for the purposes of a claim, this

2019“Insurance policies are contracts and, in the absence of an applicable statute, are subject to the same contract construction principles that apply to any other species of contract.” Titan Ins Co v Hyten, 491 Mich 547, 554 ; 817 NW2d 562 (2012) (quotation marks and citation omitted).

2019A statement is material if it is reasonably relevant to the insurer’s investigation of a claim. [Id. at 424-425, quoting Mina v Gen Star Indemnity Co, 218 Mich App 678, 686 ; 555 NW2d 1 (1996), rev’d in part on other grounds 455 Mich 866 (1997).] When an insurer attempts to defeat a plaintiff’s claim for coverage based on an anti-fraud clause, the insurer must prove that the insured “actually intended to defraud the insurer.” West v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 402 Mich 67, 69 ; 259 NW2d 556 (1977).

2019A statement is material if it is reasonably relevant to the insurer’s investigation of a claim. [Id. at 424-425, quoting Mina v Gen Star Indemnity Co, 218 Mich App 678, 686 ; 555 NW2d 1 (1996), rev’d in part on other grounds 455 Mich 866 (1997).] When an insurer attempts to defeat a plaintiff’s claim for coverage based on an anti-fraud clause, the insurer must prove that the insured “actually intended to defraud the insurer.” West v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 402 Mich 67, 69 ; 259 NW2d 556 (1977).

2018Stein v Home-Owners Ins Co, 303 Mich App 382, 387-391 ; 843 NW2d 780 (2013).

2018Stein v Home-Owners Ins Co, 303 Mich App 382, 387-391 ; 843 NW2d 780 (2013).

2017Dressel v Ameribank, 468 Mich 557, 561 ; 664 NW2d 151 (2003).

2017Dressel v Ameribank, 468 Mich 557, 561 ; 664 NW2d 151 (2003).

2014Dadurian v Underwriters at -2- Lloyd’s, London, 787 F2d 756, 759-760 (CA 1, 1986); Fine v Bellefonte Underwriters Ins Co, 725 F2d 179, 183 (CA 2, 1984), cert den 469 US 874 (1985).

1996Dadurian v Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, 787 F2d 756, 759-760 (CA 1, 1986); *687 Fine v Bellefonte Underwriters Ins Co, 725 F2d 179, 183 (CA 2, 1984), cert den 469 US 874 (1985).

2025Further, (4) the person must have known that the statement contained false information, and (5) the statement concerned a fact or thing material to the claim. [Candler v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 321 Mich App 772, 779-780 ; 910 NW2d 666 (2017).] MCL 500.3173a “unambiguously establishes that the only scienter requirement is mere knowledge that the statement contains false information concerning a fact or thing material to the claim[.]” Bakeman v Citizens Ins Co of the Midwest, 344 Mich App 66 , 74; 998 NW2d 743 (2022) (quotation marks and citation omitted).7 “A statement is material if it

2025Further, (4) the person must have known that the statement contained false information, and (5) the statement concerned a fact or thing material to the claim. [Candler v Farm Bureau Mut Ins Co of Mich, 321 Mich App 772, 779-780 ; 910 NW2d 666 (2017).] MCL 500.3173a “unambiguously establishes that the only scienter requirement is mere knowledge that the statement contains false information concerning a fact or thing material to the claim[.]” Bakeman v Citizens Ins Co of the Midwest, 344 Mich App 66 , 74; 998 NW2d 743 (2022) (quotation marks and citation omitted).7 “A statement is material if it

2025Fourth, an insured has a duty to volunteer information related to the claim during an examination under oath in accordance with the policy while he would have no such obligation in a deposition. [Thomson v State Farm Ins Co, 232 Mich App 38 , 54 n 9; 592 NW2d 82 (1998).] Like the policy in Thomson, the policy in this case does not provide that a deposition may substitute for an EUO.5 Sufficient evidence supported that plaintiff did not comply with the EUO requirement.

2025Fourth, an insured has a duty to volunteer information related to the claim during an examination under oath in accordance with the policy while he would have no such obligation in a deposition. [Thomson v State Farm Ins Co, 232 Mich App 38 , 54 n 9; 592 NW2d 82 (1998).] Like the policy in Thomson, the policy in this case does not provide that a deposition may substitute for an EUO.5 Sufficient evidence supported that plaintiff did not comply with the EUO requirement.

2023As stated in Keys v Pace, 358 Mich 74, 82 ; 99 NW2d 547 (1959), quoting 29 Am Jur, Insurance, § 525: “The generally accepted test for determining the materiality of a fact or matter as to which a representation is made to the insurer by an applicant for insurance is to be found in the answer to the question whether reasonably careful and intelligent underwriters would have regarded the fact or matter, communicated at the time of effecting the insurance, as substantially increasing the chances of loss insured against so as to bring about a rejection of the risk or the charging of an increased p

2023As stated in Keys v Pace, 358 Mich 74, 82 ; 99 NW2d 547 (1959), quoting 29 Am Jur, Insurance, § 525: “The generally accepted test for determining the materiality of a fact or matter as to which a representation is made to the insurer by an applicant for insurance is to be found in the answer to the question whether reasonably careful and intelligent underwriters would have regarded the fact or matter, communicated at the time of effecting the insurance, as substantially increasing the chances of loss insured against so as to bring about a rejection of the risk or the charging of an increased p

2023Additionally, “a fact or representation in an application is material where communication of it would have had the effect of substantially increasing the chances of loss insured against so as to bring about a rejection of the risk or the charging of an increased premium.” Oade v Jackson Nat’l Life Ins Co of Mich, 465 Mich 244, 253-254 ; 632 NW2d 126 (2001) (quotation marks and citation omitted).

2023Additionally, “a fact or representation in an application is material where communication of it would have had the effect of substantially increasing the chances of loss insured against so as to bring about a rejection of the risk or the charging of an increased premium.” Oade v Jackson Nat’l Life Ins Co of Mich, 465 Mich 244, 253-254 ; 632 NW2d 126 (2001) (quotation marks and citation omitted).

2021Reliance may exist when the misrepresentation relates to the insurer’s guidelines for determining eligibility for coverage.” Lake States Ins Co v Wilson, 231 Mich App 327, 331 ; 586 NW2d 113 (1998).

2021Reliance may exist when the misrepresentation relates to the insurer’s guidelines for determining eligibility for coverage.” Lake States Ins Co v Wilson, 231 Mich App 327, 331 ; 586 NW2d 113 (1998).

2019This Court has set forth the following requirements for establishing fraud: In order to establish that an individual committed fraud, the insurer must establish (1) that the individual made a material misrepresentation, (2) that the representation was false, (3) that when the individual made the representation he or she knew it was false or made it with reckless disregard as to whether it was true or false, (4) that the misrepresentation was made with the intention that the insurer would act upon it, and (5) that the insurer acted on the misrepresentation to its detriment. [Meemic Ins Co v For

2019This Court has set forth the following requirements for establishing fraud: In order to establish that an individual committed fraud, the insurer must establish (1) that the individual made a material misrepresentation, (2) that the representation was false, (3) that when the individual made the representation he or she knew it was false or made it with reckless disregard as to whether it was true or false, (4) that the misrepresentation was made with the intention that the insurer would act upon it, and (5) that the insurer acted on the misrepresentation to its detriment. [Meemic Ins Co v For

2019A statement is material if it is reasonably relevant to the insurer’s investigation of a claim. [Id. at 424-425 (citation omitted).] “Initially, in reviewing an insurance policy dispute we must look to the language of the insurance policy and interpret the terms therein in accordance with Michigan’s well-established principles of contract construction.” Henderson v State Farm Fire & Cas Co, 460 Mich 348, 353 ; 596 NW2d 190 (1999).

2019A statement is material if it is reasonably relevant to the insurer’s investigation of a claim. [Id. at 424-425 (citation omitted).] “Initially, in reviewing an insurance policy dispute we must look to the language of the insurance policy and interpret the terms therein in accordance with Michigan’s well-established principles of contract construction.” Henderson v State Farm Fire & Cas Co, 460 Mich 348, 353 ; 596 NW2d 190 (1999).

2019Each of these facts must be proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, and all of them must be found to exist; the absence of any one of them is fatal to a recovery. [Candler v Heigo, 208 Mich 115, 121 ; 175 NW 141 (1919), overruled in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co v Black, 412 Mich 99 , 116 n 8; 313 NW2d 77 (1980) (overruling Candler insofar as it purports to hold that all six common-law requirements of fraud must be proven in an innocent-misrepresentation case) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).] The trial court instructed the jury as follows: The Defendant alleges th

2019Each of these facts must be proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, and all of them must be found to exist; the absence of any one of them is fatal to a recovery. [Candler v Heigo, 208 Mich 115, 121 ; 175 NW 141 (1919), overruled in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co v Black, 412 Mich 99 , 116 n 8; 313 NW2d 77 (1980) (overruling Candler insofar as it purports to hold that all six common-law requirements of fraud must be proven in an innocent-misrepresentation case) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).] The trial court instructed the jury as follows: The Defendant alleges th

2019Id. “[F]raud . . . is not to be lightly presumed, but must be clearly proved by clear, satisfactory and convincing evidence[.]” Cooper v Auto Club Ins Ass’n, 481 Mich 399, 414 ; 751 NW2d 443 (2008) (quotation marks and citations omitted).

2019Id. “[F]raud . . . is not to be lightly presumed, but must be clearly proved by clear, satisfactory and convincing evidence[.]” Cooper v Auto Club Ins Ass’n, 481 Mich 399, 414 ; 751 NW2d 443 (2008) (quotation marks and citations omitted).

2019Each of these facts must be proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, and all of them must be found to exist; the absence of any one of them is fatal to a recovery. [Candler v Heigo, 208 Mich 115, 121 ; 175 NW 141 (1919), overruled in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co v Black, 412 Mich 99 , 116 n 8; 313 NW2d 77 (1980) (overruling Candler insofar as it purports to hold that all six common-law requirements of fraud must be proven in an innocent-misrepresentation case) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).] The trial court instructed the jury as follows: The Defendant alleges th

2019Each of these facts must be proved with a reasonable degree of certainty, and all of them must be found to exist; the absence of any one of them is fatal to a recovery. [Candler v Heigo, 208 Mich 115, 121 ; 175 NW 141 (1919), overruled in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co v Black, 412 Mich 99 , 116 n 8; 313 NW2d 77 (1980) (overruling Candler insofar as it purports to hold that all six common-law requirements of fraud must be proven in an innocent-misrepresentation case) (internal citation and quotation marks omitted).] The trial court instructed the jury as follows: The Defendant alleges th

2017We find that this case is most akin to In re Lawrence because in both cases, the respondent’s misconduct included misuse of the respondent’s judicial office to benefit under oath in the public hearing.”); In re Nettles-Nickerson, 481 Mich 321, 337 ; 750 NW2d 560 (2008) (“Respondent’s act of perjury in her divorce case undermined the ability of the justice system to discover the truth of her ex-husband’s residency, which if known at the time of Respondent’s misrepresentations would have prompted the Kent County Circuit Court to conclude that it lacked jurisdiction over the proceeding.”); In re

2017We find that this case is most akin to In re Lawrence because in both cases, the respondent’s misconduct included misuse of the respondent’s judicial office to benefit under oath in the public hearing.”); In re Nettles-Nickerson, 481 Mich 321, 337 ; 750 NW2d 560 (2008) (“Respondent’s act of perjury in her divorce case undermined the ability of the justice system to discover the truth of her ex-husband’s residency, which if known at the time of Respondent’s misrepresentations would have prompted the Kent County Circuit Court to conclude that it lacked jurisdiction over the proceeding.”); In re

2005The trial court, citing Johnson v Wayne Co, 213 Mich App 143, 155 ; 540 NW2d 66 (1995), concluded that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because the “audit by an executive department implicated neither an investigation nor a hearing” within the meaning of Const 1963, art 1, § 17.

2005The trial court, citing Johnson v Wayne Co, 213 Mich App 143, 155 ; 540 NW2d 66 (1995), concluded that plaintiff failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted because the “audit by an executive department implicated neither an investigation nor a hearing” within the meaning of Const 1963, art 1, § 17.

1994Senior Accountants, Analysts & Appraisers Ass’n v Detroit, 399 Mich 449 ; 249 NW2d 121 (1976).

1994Senior Accountants, Analysts & Appraisers Ass’n v Detroit, 399 Mich 449 ; 249 NW2d 121 (1976).

1973He cites our decision in State Bar of Michigan v Woll, 387 Mich 154 (1972) in support of his claim that Rule 15 may not legitimately compel cooperation in an investigation or hearing.

1901The case is ruled by O'Brien v. Insurance Co., 52 Mich. 131 ( 17 N. W. 726 ); Young v. Insurance Co., 92 Mich. 71 ( 52 N. W. 454 ).

1901The case is ruled by O'Brien v. Insurance Co., 52 Mich. 131 ( 17 N. W. 726 ); Young v. Insurance Co., 92 Mich. 71 ( 52 N. W. 454 ).

1901The case is ruled by O'Brien v. Insurance Co., 52 Mich. 131 ( 17 N. W. 726 ); Young v. Insurance Co., 92 Mich. 71 ( 52 N. W. 454 ).