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Taurus Holdings, Inc. v. US Fid. & Guar. Co.

Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Judgment for defendants is affirmed in a declaratory action brought by plaintiff, a gun manufacturer, against insurance companies seeking...

Arocho v. California Fair Plan Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant in an insurance dispute case brought under the Northridge earthquake revival statute is reversed where the superior...

Sokol & Co. v. Atl. Mut. Ins. Co

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in an insurance coverage dispute involving spoiled peanut butter is affirmed where the claim at issue did not...

Daniels v. Bursey

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a putative class action suit against administrators and insurers of a benefit fund alleging fraudulent marketing and administration of the fund, an...

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Home Ins. Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
Judgment confirming an arbitration award for defendant in a claim for breach of a reinsurance contract between the parties is affirmed where a...

Melson v. Prime Ins. Syndicate, Inc.

Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in a policy dispute regarding defendant's refusal to cover losses incurred from a fire at plaintiff's...

Reliance Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an interpleader action involving recovery of insurance proceeds for damages arising out of a fatal collision between two airplines, judgment...

Lockheed v. Continental Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Evidence, Government Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage case involving plaintiff's pollution-related liability, judgment of the trial court for defendants is affirmed with...

Transamerica v. Inst. of London Underwriters

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade
In a case involving coverage for losses of leased of cargo equipment, judgment as a matter of law for defendants is affirmed over plaintiffs' claims...

Goldman v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
Grant of defendants' motions to dismiss is affirmed in a putative class action against insurers where defendants did not breach insurance contracts by...