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Crosby v. Rohm & Haas Co.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA suit brought against a company seeking to recover benefits allegedly owed to plaintiff as a beneficiary of her father's life insurance...

California Housing Fin. Agency v. Hanover/Cal. Mgmt. & Accounting Ctr., Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit making allegations of fraud and of having a financial interest in a government contract, verdict for plaintiff is affirmed as any potential...

Fed. Ins. Co. v. HPSC, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Insurance Law
In a declaratory action by an insurer seeking rescission of an executive protection insurance policy because of a misrepresentation made by defendant...

Hammersmith v. TIG Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over insurance coverage arising out of an accident at the Pittsburgh International Airport, summary judgment to the excess insurer is...

Travelers Cas. & Sur. Co. of Am., Inc. v. Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In a suit by an insurer to recover insurance payouts it made under a policy for employee embezzlement, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where:...

Caremark, Inc. v. Goetz

Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory action brought by a pharmaceutical-services company seeking declaration that certain pharmacy-benefit plan restrictions apply to a...

Patton v. MFS/Sun Life Fin. Distribs., Inc.

ERISA, Evidence, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA suit involving the termination of long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant-insurer and denial of plaintiff's motion...

Houston Cmty. Hosp. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by a hospital claiming that Blue Cross allegedly misrepresented the level of health care coverage for certain federal employee...

Suburban Mortgage Assocs., Inc. v. US Dep't of Housing & Urban Dev.

Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between a commercial mortgage lender and a government agency over an insurance contract, district court's denial of the government's...

Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Riso, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit over an insurer's duties to defend and indemnify a company during an antitrust lawsuit, summary judgment for insurer is affirmed where the...