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Steinberg v. Int'l Comm'n on Holocaust Era Ins.

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law
Code of Civil Procedure section 354.5, which provides that California residents may bring claims arising out of Holocaust era insurance policies in...

Scottsdale Ins. Co. v. Detco Indus. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Insurance Law
The district court erred when it dismissed plaintiff-insurer's federal declaratory judgment action, which sought a determination regarding its...

Zurich N. Am. v. Matrix Serv. Inc.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an insurance dispute, summary judgment against plaintiff-insurance company, holding it liable for the payment of medical expenses incurred by...

Rain & Hail Ins. Serv. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp.

Agriculture, Contracts, Insurance Law
The United States Department of Agriculture's Board of Contract Appeals' improperly denied reinsurance for compensatory damages, levied against...

Farmers Brothers Coffee v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Immigration Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Labor Code section 1171.5, which provides that immigration status is irrelevant to the issue of liability under state labor and employment laws, is...

Buffonge v. The Prudential Ins. Co. Of Am.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning a claims administrator's denial of long-term disability benefits, summary judgment in favor of defendant-administrator is...

Draper v. Barnhart

Government Benefits, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for disability benefits is reversed where the omission of testimony from a vocational expert leaves the record...

Century Indem. Co. v. Congoleum Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
In a Chapter 11 reorganization, evidence of pre-petition conduct by a law firm is relevant to a review of a debtor's application to retain the firm as...

Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Pinnacol Assurance

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an insurance coverage dispute, defendant-workers' compensation carrier owes no duty to defend in a Americans with Disabilities Act claim where the...

MBIA Ins. Corp. v. Royal Indem. Co.

Education Law, Insurance Law
In a suit for repayment of defaulted student loans that were insured, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-beneficiary is reversed where...