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Sentry Select Ins. v. Royal Ins. Co. of Am.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit seeking indemnification from defendant-insurer after settlement of a Jones Act suit brought by an injured employee, summary judgment for...

State ex rel. Metz v. CCC Info.Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a qui tam action alleging defendant violated Insurance Code section 1871.7 by making false or misleading statements in connection with the...

Wells v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
Where an excess insurer's coverage is not required to satisfy a carrier's minimum level of financial responsibility under the Motor Carrier Act, the...

Weiss v. First Unum Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit against an insurer under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) claiming it discontinued payment of plaintiff's...

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

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA case brought against a plan administrator following its denial of a claim for disability benefits, a ruling against the administrator is...

Connecticut Gen. Life Ins. Co. v. New Images of Beverly Hills

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a RICO action brought by insurance companies against numerous Southern California surgeons and surgery clinics alleging that defendants operated a...

Denmark v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a suit under ERISA challenging the denial of disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where the insurer's decision...

Transcontinental Ins. Co. v. Ins. Co. of Pa.

Construction, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute between an excess insurer and a primary insurer over the obligation to defend a housing developer in a construction defect case,...

Interinsurance Exch. of the Auto. Club v. Superior Ct. (Williams)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In case involving class action for breach of contract and claims related to fees charged insureds for paying premiums in installments, insurer's...

Lori Rubenstein Physical Therapy, Inc. v. PTPN, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health Law, Insurance Law
The alleged conduct in violation of antitrust laws of a group medical services providers, which imposed territorial restrictions on its members, and a...