all - Opinion Summaries

Hillery v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for a plan administrator in a dispute arising from its termination of plaintiff's long-term disability benefits is affirmed over...

Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Fidelity & Guar.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
The following question is certified to the Supreme Court of California: What is the appropriate test for determining whether an insured is "engaged in...

BancInsure, Inc. v. Marshall Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-bond issuer in a declaratory action over coverage for losses arising from loans made by defendant-bank involving forged...

Osborn v. Prudential Ins. Co. of Am.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment is affirmed over a claim that the district court erred in determining that the insurer did not waive its right to deny proceeds of a...

Employers Ins. Co. of Wausau v. Travelers Indem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiff requiring defendants to contribute to the cost of defending environmental tort suits filed after their...

Pilimai v. Farmers Ins. Exch. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
The cost-shifting provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 998 apply to uninsured motorist arbitration conducted pursuant to Insurance Code...

Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Skoutaris

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a breach of contract and bad faith action involving a fire at a restaurant is affirmed where: 1) the insurer...

Alexander v. Nat'l Fire Ins. of Hartford

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment against an insurer of a condominium association in a coverage dispute is affirmed where its policy covered claims incurred when a...

Viglietta v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Appeal from order of remand to claims administrator for reconsidertion of plaintiff's eligibility for long-term disability benefits is dismissed as...

Ross v. Marshall

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A petition for panel rehearing of a decision allowing an insurer to intervene to challenge on appeal an adverse liability judgment entered against its...