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COMBS v. INT'L INS. CO.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In New York in 1986, defendant anticipatorily repudiated the Directors and Officers liability policy issued to decedent's horse farm. Because...

TWIN CITY FIRE INS. CO. v. DELAWARE RACING ASS'N

Contracts, Insurance Law
The exclusion in defendant's general liability excess policy for "Athletic Activity" did not encompass (and therefore, the policy covered) claims...

CORFIELD v. DALLAS GLEN HILLS LP

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
The citizenship of every underwriter subscribing to a Lloyd's policy need not be considered when determining whether complete diversity exists. The...

US v. RYBICKI

Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law
18 U.S.C. section 1346 is not unconstitutionally vague as applied to the facts of this case, in which the defendants arranged for secret gratuities to...

S. WALLACE EDWARDS & SONS, INC. v. THE CINCINNATI INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law
District court was correct in its construction of the insurance policy and in its view of the evidence; no duty of minimizing damages would require...

AUTO. FUNDING GROUP, INC. v. GARAMENDI

Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
A debt cancellation program offered by car finance lender was not insurance and therefore was not subject to regulation by the Department of...

CHALE v. ALLSTATE LIFE INS. CO.

Insurance Law
Death from high-altitude edema during a mountain-climbing expedition is a form of "accidental injury" rather than "disease" as those terms are...

ADMIRAL INS. CO. v. CRESENT HILLS APARTMENTS

Insurance Law
Upon return from the Supreme Court of Georgia for two certified questions regarding the cancellation of insurance policies under Georgia law, because...

KNOTT v. PROVIDENT LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because plaintiff was able to perform some of the important and usual duties of his occupation as a physician, he was not "totally disabled" under the...

SHAW v. CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. CO.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment was improperly granted to plaintiff because there are genuine issues of material fact concerning whether he was totally disabled at...