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Abdelhamid v. Fire Ins. Exch.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In homeowner's action against her insurance company after it denied coverage to her for the fire that burned her house down, summary judgment in favor...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Century Surety Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action against defendant-insurance company seeking equitable contribution based on defendant's failure to participate in the defense of 17...

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Securities Law
In an appeal from a district court's order granting plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction and enjoining defendant from proceeding with an...

Milwaukee Metro. Sewerage Dist. v. American Int'l Specilaty Lines Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a sewerage district's suit for damages against an environmental liability insurer for denying coverage for costs incurred by the district in...

Kuhn Constr. Co. v. Diamond State Port Corp.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action to enjoin an arbitration initiated by defendant based on a referee clause in the agreement between the parties, grant of defendant's...

Seltzer v. Barnes

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Trial court's denial of defendant's anti-SLAPP motion, arising from an underlying suit involving claims against a property management company and...

San Francisco Hous. Auth. v. SEIU Local 790

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Superior court's order vacating an arbitration award in its entirety on the ground that the the award is contrary to layoff provisions of the...

Hoopa Valley Tribe v. US

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the United States for breach of fiduciary duty brought by the Hoopa Valley Tribe, arising from the distribution of the remainder...

George's Inc. v. Allianz Global Risks US Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action against an insurer claiming that defendant failed to indemnify plaintiff for business expenses and personal property losses as required...

HealthEast Bethesda Hosp. v. United Commercial Travelers of Am.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an action for breach of an insurance settlement contract, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) defendant was not an unsophisticated...