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Munoz v. State Farm Lloyds

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Insurance Law
In a case involving the recovery of funds under a fire insurance policy, a judgment for plaintiffs awarding them in excess of $250,000 is reversed and...

Spirtas Co. v. Fed. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In a case where an insurer of directors and officers liability (D&O) policies refused to defend and indemnify the insured in a third-party...

Pompa v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action involving an insurer's duty to defend and indemnify plaintiff-insured with respect to a wrongful-death action brought against him after...

Collins v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a coverage dispute where summary judgment was entered for defendants upon finding the unambiguous terms of an insurance policy and the underinsured...

Donelon v. Louisiana Div. of Admin. Law

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Louisiana attacking the constitutionality of a Louisiana...

Nationwide Insurance Co. v. Elchehimi

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a breach of contract suit stemming from denial of insurance coverage on a claim arising from a collision between an insured vehicle and an...

Unauthorized Practice of Law Comm. v. Am. Home Assurance Co., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
An insurer may use a staff attorney to defend a claim against an insured if the insurer's interest and the insured's interest are congruent; interests...

Thompson v. State Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an action involving an insurance offer settlement, adverse denial of plaintiffs' post-judgment motions to amend the judgment and for...

Am. Cas. Co. of Reading Pa. v. Health Care Indem., Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action between two insurance companies concerning the apportionment of liability for a professional malpractice incident, district court's...

Landau v. CNA Fin. Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a nation-wide class action against defendants for alleged deceptive business practices and resulting damages in violation of the Illinois Consumer...