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City of Carlsbad v. Ins. Co. of the State of Pennsylvania

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an action by a city against an insurance company seeking indemnification arising from a lawsuit by homeowners involving a landslide that occurred...

Gooch v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an appeal arising from an action brought by an insured alleging breach of the insurance contract involving how defendant-insurer administers...

Hooper v. Advance Am.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a putative class action alleging violations of state payday loan laws, a denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where...

Olson v. Halvorsen

Contracts, Corp. Governance
In a breach of contract action based on an alleged modification to a limited liability company operating agreement's compensation provisions, summary...

Walton v. Mueller

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action against a judgment creditor to enforce an alleged settlement, alleging that the parties reached an agreement to fully satisfy the $40,000...

In re Vioxx Class Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action against Merck, the manufacturer and marketer of Vioxx, seeking recovery for the difference in price between what the plaintiffs paid and...

Am. States Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against defendant-insurer seeking a defense on behalf of its insureds in the underlying accident between a trucker and a...

Long v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking uninsured motorist benefits for plaintiff's children who were injured while joyriding in a truck belonging to a construction...

Stroitelstvo Bulgaria, Ltd v. Bulgarian-American Enter. Fund

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law
In a suit by a Bulgarian construction company against a Bulgarian-American bank claiming predatory lending practices, brought after the same parties...

Metro Allied Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Lin

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against an insurance company for negligence and a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) for failure to procure a...