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Penn-America Ins. Co. v. Mapp

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit by an insurance company asserting that it had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured against tort claims, an appeal of partial summary...

Barth v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking damages after denial of insurance coverage for a home destroyed by fire, where plaintiff allegedly misrepresented his financial...

New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. C'Est Moi, Inc.

Admiralty, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action to rescind an insurance policy arising after defendant-insured's yacht sank, summary judgment for the insurer is affirmed where: 1) the...

Fogel v. Farmers Group, Inc.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
Attorneys-in-fact for subscribers of reciprocal insurance exchanges may be sued by subscribers to recover alleged excessive fees the attorneys-in-fact...

James River Ins. Co. v. Herbert Schenk, P.C.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In a professional liability insurer's action involving its coverage of defendant-law firm in a malpractice suit, summary judgment for insurer on a...

TIG Ins. Co. v. Aon Re, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurer's suit against its broker for failing to provide complete information to a reinsurer with whom the insurer negotiated a reinsurance...

Wedemeyer v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In action for breach of insurance contract, grant of defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings is reversed where trial court erred in...

Pekin Ins. Co. v. United Parcel Serv.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking declaratory judgment regarding plaintiff's duty to defend defendant in a suit arising from injuries sustained by a subcontractor...

Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Bear Sterns Cos., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In an insurance dispute, denial of summary judgment for insurers is reversed where the insured-financial services firm breached a policy provision...

Benefit Recovery, Inc. v. Donelon

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Directive 175 issued by the Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, which provides that "any right of recovery from third parties on the part of the...