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Greenway Ctr., Inc. v. Essex Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action to determine an insurer's obligation to defend and indemnify plaintiff in a wrongful death action, a ruling against...

McLiechey v. Bristol W. Ins. Co.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of a class action challenging an insurer's changes to an insurance policy after plaintiffs moved into a higher risk area, received a worse...

ACS Sys., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute based on underlying class action alleging plaintiff violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 by sending...

Sloan v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
A determination that an applicant qualified for long-term disability benefits under a plan governed by ERISA is affirmed over the plan administrator's...

ITT Fed. Servs. Corp. v. Anduze-Montano

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of an insurance company's claim against an injured worker's attorneys for malpractice in pursuing a Federal Tort Claims Act suit on the...

DeMartino v. Simat

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a personal injury suit arising from an automobile accident, an appeal from partial summary judgment for defendant pursuant to a release a plaintiff...

First American Title Inc. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Sjobring)

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging unlawful title insurance practices, an order granting motion to a class action representative plaintiff, who is not a member of...

Fidelity & Cas. Co. of NY v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a declaratory action between two insurance companies concerning the issue of coverage for an individual involved in...

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Stylianoudakis

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A final cost judgment for plaintiffs is reversed on grounds of untimeliness pursuant to a recent Florida Supreme Court decision, which held that...

Sims v. EGA Prods., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
Settlement agreement in a product liability suit is affirmed where the district court did not abuse its discretion in overturning an earlier default...