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Stilwell v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit challenging the validity of a reassignment of plaintiff's interest in a life insurance policy on plaintiff's husband, summary judgment for...

First State Bank of Monticello v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a suit arising out of the denial of coverage under a bond for losses suffered by a bank through fraud, summary judgment for plaintiff-bank is...

Franke v. Poly-America Medical & Dental Benefits Plan

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA
In an ERISA suit over the denial of compensation for medical bills, denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is reversed and remanded to the...

Jurupa Valley Spectrum, LLC v. National Indemnity Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In plaintiff-beneficiary's claim against defendant-reinsurer of surety bonds, grant of defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon...

Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

Admiralty, Contracts, International Law, Transportation
Dismissal of a breach of contract suit brought after a shipment of international goods was damaged while en route to inland U.S. destinations is...

Midwest Holding #7, LLC v. Anderson

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a claim over a lease termination agreement between plaintiff-holding company and debtor, grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appointed...

Spirco Envtl., Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit over an insurance company's denial of coverage for an indemnification payment made to a surety bond issuer for its arbitration expenses,...

Spirtas Co. v. The Ins. Co. of the State of Pennsylvania

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment seeking a ruling that plaintiffs did not need to indemnify defendant for expenses incurred defending a claim on a surety...

Langley v. Prudential Mortgage Capital Co., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning two sizeable real estate loans, petition for rehearing is denied where the district court's analysis of the invalidity of the...

Tin Tin Corp. v. Pacific Rim Park, LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Tax Law
In an action for breach of contract and causes of action for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and accounting brought by 12 commercial tenants alleging...