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Essex Ins. Co. v. City of Bakersfield

Contracts, Insurance Law
In coverage dispute arising from underlying lawsuit involving a car accident, judgment for plaintiff-insurer that it did not owe defendant city a duty...

Catholic Mut. Relief Soc'y v. Superior Court of L.A. County (Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Diego)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Code of Civil Procedure section 2017.210, the statutory provision authorizing limited discovery of a defendant's insurance coverage information, does...

Intri-Plex Techs., Inc. v. Crest Group

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a suit brought by a manufacturer of certain computer disk drive components against defendant-cleaning equipment manufacturer arising from defective...

Webb v. Smart Document Solutions, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
For purposes of an individual's right under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to obtain copies of his medical records at...

Graham v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An appeal in an ERISA action arising from a denial of long-term disability benefits for plaintiff under a plan administered by defendant is dismissed,...

Reid v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking reformation of an automobile insurance contract, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where reformation was...

In re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought against a Merrill Lynch employee and affiliates raising claims related to an irrevocable life insurance trust, a petition for...

Nat'l Am. Ins. Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action brought by a payment bond surety against the government arising from the government's failure to follow the surety's request that...

Dependable Highway Express, Inc. v. Navigators Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
An order staying plaintiff's domestic contract dispute against an insurer pending resolution of arbitration proceedings in England is reversed as: 1)...

TMJ Implants, Inc. v. Aetna, Inc.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit brought against insurers by a manufacturer of certain prosthetic implants for defamation and related torts, dismissal of the complaint for...