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Minnesota Commercial Railway Co. v. Gen. Star Indem.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a personal injury action, judgment in favor of defendant-insurer is affirmed where plaintiff is not...

Cleghorn v. Blue Shield of Cal.

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for reimbursement of medical services fees, plaintiff's California state court claim, alleging that defendant violated an emergency care...

Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim for full payment under an uninsured motorist policy for the death of a Chicago fire paramedic struck by an uninsured motorist after...

Dowdle v. Nat'l Life Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
The district court did not err in finding that plaintiff-insured was completely disabled under Minnesota law for the purposes of receiving benefits...

In Re Texas Ass'n of Sch. Bd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
The parties' risk coverage agreement is not a "major transaction" within the meaning of section 15.020 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code since...

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute stemming from an auto accident, the United States is not required to indemnify plaintiff-federal employee since he...

Tillman v. Camelot Music, Inc.

Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
For life insurance purposes, an employer does not have an insurable interest in an employee unless it presents evidence of a lawful and substantial...

Res. Bankshares Corp. v. St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class-action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, defendant-insurer is not required to defend plaintiff since...

Highwoods Prop. v. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
The district court properly concluded that plaintiff-corporation was not entitled to coverage under its insurance policy with defendant for its losses...

Travelers Indem. Co. v. W. Am. Specialized Transs.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The district did not err in ruling that an excess insurance carrier had no claim against a primary insurer for its alleged negligent failure to settle...