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Asbestos Workers Local Union No. 42 Welfare Fund v. Brewster

ERISA, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a subrogation action brought by an ERISA Fund wherein one of its members sought to have her medical expenses from an automobile accident paid by...

Bjork v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit to recover under homeowner's insurance policies issued to plaintiff's mother, against whom plaintiff obtained a $4.5 million judgment for...

JPI Westcoast Constr., L.P. v. RJS & Assocs., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage dispute arising from underlying litigation where subcontractor's worker was accidentally killed at a project, summary judgment...

Cold Creek Compost, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Agriculture, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage dispute, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where pollution exclusion in policies bars coverage for liability for...

Steadfast Ins. Co. v. Agric. Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Insurance Law, Water Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by the primary insurer for the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) involving coverage for underlying suits...

Hosp. for Joint Diseases v. Traveler's Prop. Cas. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In action by plaintiff hospital to recover no-fault insurance benefits for services rendered to a patient injured in a motor vehicle accident, the...

Gardner v. UICI

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against defendants raising numerous causes of action based on the sale of the health insurance coverage, an award of fees and costs to...

Stiver v. Good & Fair Carting & Moving, Inc.

Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
New York State motor vehicle inspection stations cannot be held liable for failing to detect safety-related problems in inspected cars, and a third...

Secura Ins. v. Illinois Farmers Ins.

Insurance Law
In a suit seeking declaratory judgement regarding the obligations to defend and indemnify a company for liabilities arising out of an accident...

Record-A-Hit v. National Fire Ins.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking a judicial declaration that defendants-insurance companies owed a duty to defend and indemnify defendant Tri-State Hose and...