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Smith v. Am. Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action seeking insurance proceeds arising out of a helicopter accident, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the district court...

New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Home Savings & Loan Co. of Youngstown, Ohio

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a dispute involving insurance coverage brought against policyholder-yacht dealer and marina operator, district court's order and judgment granting...

Black v. Long Term Disability Ins.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the underwriter of her benefits plan under ERISA for denial of long-term disability benefits, district court's grant of...

Rakes v. Life Investors Ins. Co.

Insurance Law
In an action claiming that defendant-insurer used inflated lapse rates to purposefully underprice its LTC insurance products and gain market share,...

Cooper v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff's suit against his insurance company for disposing of evidence that was to be used against a tire manufacturer in a product liability...

Twenhafel v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit against his insurance company for breach of a policy, district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed in most part...

Montour v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action challenging defendant-insurer's decision to terminate plaintiff's long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is...

Williams v. HILB

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a negligence action against an insurance agency for failing to include workers compensation in the insurance package arising from a multimillion...

Moses v. Halstead

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an action seeking a garnishment order under Kansas law against an insurance company for its alleged negligent or bad faith refusal to settle...

In re: Ins. Brokerage Antitrust Litig.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In class action cases claiming a vast conspiracy between some of the nation's largest insurance brokers and insurance carriers involving bid rigging...