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MITCHELL v. UNITED NAT'L INS. CO.

Insurance Law
An insurer may, under Insurance Code sections 331 and 359, rescind a fire insurance policy based on an insured's negligent or unintentional...

EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU v. TITAN INT'L, INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where defendant failed to rebut plaintiff's production of the contract, and its...

TWIN CITY FIRE INS. CO. v. ADKINS

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An insurance policy that names a corporation as an insured for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage covers a loss sustained by an employee of...

WHITAKER v. HARTFORD LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An ERISA plan administrator is not bound by a Social Security disability determination when reviewing a claim for benefits under an ERISA plan.

REID PROD. INC. v. WESTPORT INS. CORP.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit for breach of contract, denial of plaintiff's application for a new entry of judgment was proper where the district court correctly ruled...

AM. INS. ASS'N v. GARAMENDI

Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The Insurance Code does not give the Insurance Commissioner authority to regulate underwriting for homeowners insurance.

HENDRICKS v. BANK OF AM.

Banking Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
A preliminary injunction, enjoining defendant-bank from honoring an effort to draw down on a letter of credit posted by plaintiffs, is affirmed where...

DEVAN v. PHOENIX AM. LIFE INS.

Bankruptcy Law, Insurance Law
Interest payments made by a debtor on post-petition life insurance policy loans constitute avoidable transfers under section 549(a) of the Bankruptcy...

LINCOLN GEN. INS. CO. v. REYNA

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff-insurance company does not have a duty to defend its policy holder in a personal injury lawsuit where, under the language of the policy,...

MT. MCKINLEY INS. CO. v. CORNING INC.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, the district court's abstention from hearing the action pending the outcome of a related proceeding in another...