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Rawe v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Grant of defendants' motion for judgment on the pleadings, in a suit arising from defendant-insurer's refusal to pay an insurance claim from a car...

Glenn v. MetLife

ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action against defendant-insurer, the plan administrator for Sears, summary judgment upholding its termination of long-term disability...

Gonzalez v. Eagle Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
Dismissal of claim against insurance company for failure to state a cause of action in a case involving the denial of a theft claim is reversed where...

P & O Nedlloyd, Ltd. v. Sanderson Farms, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
Summary judgment for an insurer on a third-party claim by a frozen poultry wholesaler for recovery of lost cargo under an open cargo insurance policy...

Continental Cas. Co. v. Advance Terrazo & Tile Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
A declaratory judgment in favor of insurers is affirmed where: 1) there was no abuse of discretion in denying a motion to certify an issue regarding...

Allstate Ins. v. Superior Ct. (Jessel)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In an action arising out of property damages from the 1994 Northridge earthquake, trial court's vacation of arbitration award and order of further...

Mickelson v. New York Life Ins. Co.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on claims of retaliation and discrimination on the basis of sex under Title VII and salary discrimination...

Cetel v. Kirwan Fin. Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendants on civil RICO, ERISA, and state law claims brought by physicians and their professional corporations who purchased...

Garnett v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Defendant-insurer's motion for summary judgment on a claim for underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage arising from injuries plaintiff sustained in a car...

I.U. N. Am., Inc. v. A.I.U. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Defendants-Pfizer and Quigley Company's motion for reargument regarding denial of their summary judgment motion and a grant of summary judgment to an...