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Fortis Benefits v. Cantu

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an insurance subrogation case wherein a medical insurer and an injured insured disputed what portion of tort settlement proceeds, if any, should go...

AT&T Corp. v. Clarendon Am. Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by AT&T against several insurance carriers for breaches of certain issued Director and Officer policies, dismissal of the...

Price v. Marsh USA Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage action, appeal from order permitting joinder of a nondiverse plaintiff and remanding the case to the state court for lack of...

Meyers v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An order denying former Wal-Mart employee's disability claim under ERISA against defendant-plan administrator is affirmed where the plan administrator...

Ratliff v. Jefferson Pilot Fin. Ins. Co.

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action arising from a denial of claims for long term and partial disability benefits by defendant, an employer's disability benefit...

Lazy Acres Market, Inc. v. Tseng

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In case where insurer agrees to defend insured in negligence action without a reservation of rights, insured hires its own attorney believing...

Gasch v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action against an insurer and an adjuster alleging that the insurer improperly denied plaintiffs' claim for workers' compensation survivor death...

Benesowitz v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Insurance Law section 3234(a)(2) allows insurers to toll an employee's disability benefits during the first 12 months of coverage, but does not permit...

BP Air Conditioning Corp. v. One Beacon Ins. Group

Insurance Law
In the context of a Comprehensive General Liability insurance policy, additional insured coverage is not contingent upon a liability finding and that...

Radford Trust v. First UNUM Life Ins. Co. of Am.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an ERISA suit for benefits under a disability policy provided to plaintiff's assignor's employer by defendant, the district court's determination...