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Allstate Life Ins. Co. v. Miller

Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute, a summary judgment order granting defendant the proceeds of a life insurance policy is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that...

Diaz v. Prudential Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's application for long-term benefits is reversed where the district court erred when it reviewed defendant-plan administrator's...

Eaton Hydraulics, Inc. v. Cont'l Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage case, the trial court erred in concluding that plaintiff-insured's suit against an excess insurer was barred by the four-year...

Roberts v. Printup

Insurance Law
In a dispute concerning the settlement of an insurance claim, the district court erred in holding as a matter of law that defendant's handling of...

Trustmark v. Gen. & Cologne

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute, summary judgment in defendant's favor on plaintiff's claim for breach of contract is affirmed where plaintiff proffered no...

Lexington Ins. Co. v. W. Penn. Hosp.

Insurance Law
Plaintiff-insurance company is not liable for payment of a medical malpractice claim against its insured where its insured did not provide notice of...

McClain v. Am. Economy Ins.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs lacked standing to obtain class action relief for defendants' alleged discriminatory policies which denied homeowners insurance to the...

Coleman v. Republic Indemnity Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
An insurer owes no duty of good faith and fair dealing to a third party claimant, notwithstanding the coincidental fact that the insurer also insures...

Abatie v. Alta Heath & Life Ins. Co.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Defendant-insurance company did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiff's claim for life insurance benefits for the death of her husband.

State Farm v. McGowan

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff-insurer is obligated to defend defendant in a personal injury action where the district court did not err in concluding that defendant's...