all - Opinion Summaries

Brainard v. Am. Skandia Life Assurance Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a dispute connected with the purchase of certain annuity contracts from defendant is affirmed over...

Atl. Mut. Ins. Co., Inc. v. CSX Lines, L.L.C.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit by an insurer, as a subrogee alleging negligence and breach of contract regarding a transport of goods, is...

Progressive W. Ins. Co. v. Yolo County Superior Court (Preciado)

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Order overruling plaintiff-insurer's demurrer as to causes of action in a cross-complaint for breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good...

Business to Business Markets, Inc. v. Zurich Specialties

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law
Grant of demurrer without leave to amend is reversed in a negligence claim against defendant, an insurance broker, over its procurement of a deficient...

Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Ben Arnold-Sunbelt Beverage Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under South Carolina law, an insurer's reservation of rights letter contesting coverage of certain claims but not other claims does not automatically...

Tobin v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer on a failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act and state law is vacated where the...

Delcastillo v. Odyssey Res. Mgmt., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Award of statutory penalties, compensatory damages, and attorneys' fees and costs in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case is...

Amwest Surety Ins. Co. v. Patriot Homes, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for defendants, real estate developers, in an action for breach of an indemnity contract and statutory indemnity regarding...

Gallup v. Omaha Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Finding that plaintiffs' state law tort claims against an insurer are not preempted by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations is...

Freeman v. Allstate Ins.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
Dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.