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Bouton v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
On remand from the California Supreme Court, denial of petition to compel arbitration is reversed and matter is remanded where: 1) the California...

Safety Nat'l Cas. Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Law
In a contract dispute between three insurers, denial of a motion to compel arbitration is reversed where the McCarran-Ferguson Act did not cause a...

In the Matter of Soza

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law
In a bankruptcy case, approval of an exemption from the bankruptcy estate for an annuity purchased by debtors one day prior to filing their bankruptcy...

Estate of Marion Landers v. Leavitt

Class Actions, Government Benefits, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a putative class action brought by Medicare participants challenging denial of coverage for post-hospitalization care in skilled nursing...

Fidelity and Guaranty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Jasam Realty Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Judgment declaring that plaintiff had properly canceled certain insurance policies and that it had no duty to defend or indemnify defendants with...

New Fed Mortgage Corp. v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a case involving use of false credit information that is material to the risk of home mortgages lending transactions, grant of summary judgment in...

Simon v. Hartford Life, Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case alleging breach of fiduciary duty by a plan administrator, motion to dismiss is affirmed where even a plan's sole beneficiary cannot,...

Simon v. Hartford Life, Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case alleging breach of fiduciary duty by a plan administrator, motion to dismiss is affirmed where even a plan's sole beneficiary cannot,...

Golden Gate Rest. Ass'n v. City and County of San Francisco

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, ERISA, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a challenge to municipally mandated employer health care spending requirements, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed and the case remanded...

Wachovia Ins. Servs., Inc. v. Toomey

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Upon certified questions from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a case arising from the termination of two employment contracts, the...