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Steele v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit for denial of life insurance benefits, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where the insured's death occurred during the...

Depositors Ins. Co. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging product liability, implied warranty of merchantability, and negligence claims arising from a fire allegedly caused by either an...

Smith v. Louis Joliet Shoppingtown, L.P.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action based on injuries plaintiff sustained while on defendant's premises, adjudication of the workers' compensation lien to an...

Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Jeris

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking a declaration that a policy issued by plaintiff insurance company did not provide uninsured motorist coverage where defendant was...

Fin. Mgmt. Advisors, LLC v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by a firm that provides investment advice and portfolio management services involving coverage for certain lawsuits under a...

Edwards v. Lexington Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a suit to recover a personal injury award from a company's insurer after the company declared bankruptcy, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is...

Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Mississippi Ins. Guar. Ass'n

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
The circuit court certifies to the Supreme Court of Mississippi the question of whether a solvent-carrier's insurance policy, which provides an...

Williams v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the denial of long term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the plan administrator did not act...

Principal Life Ins. Co. v. Peterson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In dispute over life insurance proceeds arising from the murder of Laci Peterson by Scott Peterson, and where Scott is the named beneficiary of a...

Craig v. United Auto. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action to confirm the arbitration award in the matter of an uninsured motorist claim, dismissal of defendant's counterclaim for breach of...