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Beatty v. Doctor's Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
An order affirming an arbitration award and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for monetary damages is affirmed where: 1) the arbitrators did not...

Guillemard-Ginorio v. Contreras-Gomez

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a challenge to revocation of plaintiffs' insurance licenses and imposition of a fine, denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment is affirmed...

EIU Group v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a suit involving a claim of breach of fiduciary duties and a counterclaim alleging breach of a promissory note relating to an insurance...

Reliance Nat'l Indem. Co. v. Advance'd Temps., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A temporary employment agency, which placed workers at a construction project under a contract with a subcontractor, "furnishe[d] labor" within the...

Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Pope

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by an insurer regarding its duty to defend or indemnify a psychologist in an underlying suit brought by...

Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim for full payment under an uninsured motorist policy for the death of a Chicago fire paramedic struck by an uninsured motorist after...

Massamont Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In a suit challenging one insurer's refusal to defend another, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the arbitration that plaintiff...

Allton v. Hintzsche

Insurance Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
An order directing an insurance company to pay the proceeds of a life insurance policy to the plaintiff instead of decedent's and plaintiff's children...

Gridley v. State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class action for violations of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and for unjust enrichment, an interstate forum...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Knox Park Constr. Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment suit between insurers involving coverage as to an underlying construction defect-related action, summary judgment for...