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Fluor Corporation v. Super. Ct.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case concerning an insured's assignment of the right to invoke defense and indemnification coverage under a liability policy issued by real party...

RSL Funding v. Alford

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by insurers challenging the trial court's approval of an order directing the transfer of structured settlement payments from a...

First American Title Ins. Co. v. Spanish Inn

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an project developer-plaintiff's appeal in litigation over the renovation of a hotel property in Palm Springs, the trial court's grant of summary...

US Liability Ins. v. Benchmark Construction Service

Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action involving the scope of an employer's liability exclusion in a dispute over the insurer's duty to defend and indemnify...

Hartford Casualty Ins. Co. v. J.R. Marketing, L.L.C

Attorney's Fees, Insurance Law
An insurer may seek reimbursement directly from Cumis counsel when, in satisfaction of its duty to fund its insureds' defense in a third party action...

Marks v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an injury claim, alleging that defendants were negligent in connection with plaintiff's accidental shooting while defendants were hunting on club...

Obergefell v. Hodges

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Civil Rights
In a case in which 14 same-sex couples and two men whose same-sex partners are deceased filed suits in Federal District Courts in their home States,...

Kaady v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.

Construction, Insurance Law
In a case exploring the meaning of a "known-loss" provision in a commercial general liability insurance contract, brought by a mason-subcontractor...

King v. Burwell

Constitutional Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
In a case challenging an IRS Rule, 26 U.S.C. section 36B, that relates to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, brought by Virginia...

Lee v. Cal. Capital Insurance Co.

Insurance Law
In an appeal from a judgment confirming an insurance appraisal award, the trial court's judgment is reversed where: 1) the award issued in this case...