all - Opinion Summaries

Freedman v. State Farm Ins. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over insurance liability coverage, trial court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the court properly...

Union Std. Ins. Co. v. Hobbs Rental Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In Plaintiff-Insurer's action seeking a declaration of nonliability, summary judgment for Defendant-Insured is reversed where the policy at issue did...

Green v. William Penn Life Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action for life insurance proceeds, judgment for Defendant is affirmed where: 1) there was considerable evidence supporting Defendant's...

Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Fidelity & Guaranty Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action clarifying whether an insured is engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles without operators under Ins. Code section...

Lexington Ins. Co. v. S.H.R.M. Catering Servs., Inc.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a personal injury action where Plaintiff-Insurer sued as the assignee of the injury victim, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where...

Doyle v. Medford

Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action regarding a city's policy of discontinuing health benefits to retired employees, the Court of Appeals certified the following question to...

Marshall v. H&R Block Tax Services, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
In a class action alleging the use of deceptive practices to sell insurance, district court judgment that the suit was not removable to federal court...

Pioneer Towers Owners Ass'n. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action for insurance proceeds due to damage to a building, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed where the policy's exclusion for "earth...

Chronister v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of America

ERISA, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action involving disability benefits, district court grant of summary judgment for defendant is reversed where in light of the Supreme Court's...

Westfield Ins. Co. v. Sheehan Constr. Co., Inc.

Construction, Insurance Law
In a dispute over insurance liability coverage, district court judgment is affirmed where plaintiff's policy does not cover a general contractor for...